esthétismecommon nounSyllable DecompositionesthétismeEtymologyexpandfrom aesthete with the suffix -ism.Definitions1. The English artistic and literary movement of the last quarter of the 19th century, taken up in France around 1890-1900.artsexpand2. Tendency to evaluate things solely from an aesthetic point of view, with beauty being considered an absolute value.by extensionexpandAntonymnaturalismePluralesthétismesTranslationsenglish:estheticismitalian:estetismoSee alsoesthétiste (adj.) esthétique (adj.) esthétique (cn.) inesthétique (adj.) esthéticien (cn.)