Æs*thet"ics, Es*thet"ics (&?;; 277), n. [Gr. &?; perceptive, esp. by feeling, fr. &?; to perceive, feel: cf. G. ästhetik, F. esthétique.] The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the expression and embodiment of beauty by art.

• The study or philosophy of beauty.
  

• Alternative spelling of aesthetics / esthetics