[Sigia-l] inviting, welcoming, open, approachable?

Eric Scheid eric.scheid at ironclad.net.au
Sat Mar 31 02:30:53 EDT 2007


On 31/3/07 1:58 PM, "Listera" <listera at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Yes, but aesthetics isn't just about pretty things, wouldn't you say?

aes·thet·ics or es·thet·ics n
1.    the branch of philosophy dealing with the study of aesthetic values
such as the beautiful and the sublime (takes a singular verb)
2.    the study of the rules and principles of art (takes a singular verb)
3.    a particular idea of what is beautiful or artistic (takes a singular
or plural verb)
4.    how something looks, especially when considered in terms of how
pleasing it is (takes a singular or plural verb)

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