estetico

Estetico is a term used in several Romance languages—primarily Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese—to designate something related to beauty, perception, or taste. It comes from Greek aisthētikos (“pertaining to perception”) via Latin aesteticus, and is cognate with the English word aesthetics.

In Italian, estetico is an adjective meaning belonging to beauty or perception; the corresponding noun is estetica, meaning aesthetics. Italian usage covers discussions of art, design, and culture, with phrases such as valore estetico (esthetic value) or critica estetica (aesthetic criticism).

In Spanish and Portuguese, the form estético/estética serves the same function. It is widely used in everyday and professional language, including medicine (medicina estética, cirugía estética), design, and the arts. The noun estéticas (aesthetics) appears in philosophical and academic contexts.

In philosophy, aesthetics (estética) is the branch that studies beauty, taste, and artistic value; estético as an adjective is used to describe things related to that field or to appear pleasing to the eye. The term can also describe superficial emphasis on appearance, depending on context.

See also: aesthetics.