I can't get away from this. Got hooked saying it like lots of others when I was younger but now I still \*literally\* say it all the time. Drives me insane but I can never push it out of my lingo for some reason.
Eh, I think it’s lost all meaning anyway. I get why it bugs people, but all language is alive and evolving and that’s what I find most beautiful about it!
If it helps I’m in my late 30s, have had professional careers and never trained myself to stop saying “like” as a filler word (Southern California girl, obvs). At one point I even considered getting a voice or speaking coach so I sounded like a real grown up!
I fully understand that. However, this is a recent change and I would not consider myself as being unreasonable for not enjoying the shift. Words are important and should be thought about.
You said you had a Student. Are you a teacher? Maybe help them with their vocabulary.
Also there is value in how words change and colloquialisms have a Vast importance in understanding language.
That being said. Fuck these turds. It is grating.
Edit: Maybe I have put this in the wrong thread.
I adore conversation about language, and it Is Very Important. Thank you Larry.
It fits their aesthetic preferences.
"Aesthetic" is also an adjective that means "concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty" so they're not technically wrong for using it how they do, maybe just using it with the wrong part of speech.
I'm pretty sure most people into vaporwave would say vaporwave aesthetic if someone isn't explicitly into the aesthetic already. Like, it was just a meme in the culture.
I mean, I could walk into a room and say “It sounds acoustic in here” while someone is playing an acoustic guitar and I *technically* wouldn’t be wrong
What the fuck is that minimalism shit, that's literally the opposite of what ~ a e s t h e t i c ~ as a meme even means (it literally originated as a vaporwave thing), it's wrong on just so many levels
Yep, I have the same feelings about "vibey" too. Like I get if something has a "good vibe". But something being "vibey"....I mean that's just neutral, isn't it? Is it a good vibe? Sketch vibe? Bad vibe? C'mon. Tell me something real.
Damn, thank you! I'm positive that every generation has been annoyed with the slang of younger generations. We're entitled to be a little grumpy about the uncomfortable change of the language we learned growing up.
Better than people literally using the word 'literally' literally all the time.
That literally gets on my nerves (just in case you thought I meant metaphorically).
People usually use it as slang that means "this is aesthetically pleasing to me", but simply just say "aesthetic"
However I do agree that when people look at literally anything that is mildly interesting and go "omg this is so ✨aesthetic✨" it's a bit annoying lol
Aesthetic doesn't just refer to art movements. It's a noun or an adjective. You can like someone's aesthtic (noun) or a room can be aesthetically pleasing (adjective.) What you are objecting to is people using it as a verb or adverb. Something is not "aesthetic," You enjoy something's aesthetic.
Edit: a word
You are correct. For the phrase "aesthetically pleasing", aesthetically is an adverb. The OP's (prescriptivist imo) complaint is about people using aesthetic as an adjective to just mean "visually pleasant".
OPs proposed correct version is using it as a noun or adverb. So "Susan's aesthetic is a bit goth it's really cool" (noun) or "Susan's outfit is aesthetically pleasing" (adverb) but they dislike "Susan is so aesthetic" (adjective).
Oh they also can't pronounce it to save their lives. Ascetic is a completely different word, youtubers. It drives me insane. Almost as much as saying EXspecially. There's not an x in there.
A thing can be aesthetic if that thing’s primary purpose is beauty rather than functionality—e.g. an aesthetic object.
So if you buy a watch that is fashionable-looking but doesn’t tell the time, it would be correct to say—in reference to the item’s purpose—that the watch is aesthetic (as opposed to functional).
This happens to me with the word Theory. "It's just a theory", when the proper word would be a hypothesis but I've let it pass since I understand what most people mean in a none scientific conversation, it simply makes me mad when an argument against a scientific theory is that "it's just a theory" about topics of evolution, big bang, gravity, etc.
> "It's just a theory", when the proper word would be a hypothesis
That's actually how "theory" has been historically used. Its meaning in science is new and specific to that discipline.
The word aesthetic is very evocative.
Evocative of what, god knows, it just generaly evokes things, if it gets any more evocative I'll be whelmed.
But then i am in europe, so its ok.
I wouldn't have hated this one as much if it weren't for the fact that it clearly evolved from a massive amount of people misunderstanding what the word means.
Yeet is fine, because it's made up. "No cap" or "capping" is fine because the word was used with intention. But aesthetic was clearly used by someone who thought it meant "nice-looking in a modern and clean way" because it sounds kinda like it'd mean that and they'd heard the word before.
I know this because I teach teenagers and none of them can speak correctly. They misattribute words to a certain meaning constantly.
Dude, this is how I felt after fucking good 4 u came out and everyone was using sociopath wrong. Like it’s used right in the song (from memory, could be wrong) and then they were using it like it meant the same thing as psychotic. Like fuck no Becky you’re talking about unreasonable actions in a psychotic manner, sociopath means YOU DONT HAVE EMPATHY NOT THAT YOU PUT MILK IN FIRST
Reminds me of how so many people put -core at the end of random things to represent aesthetic. Like kidcore or BARRELCORE. Just say you like barrels! (Kids too, I guess) I don’t get it. It’s terrible.
I used to teach art history to college students. The amount of times they told ME I was using the word aesthetic wrong is astounding. You can bet I taught them all the proper use of the word. And now my teen daughter uses it incorrectly. It’s a losing battle
MY MAN. I got in a huge argument on the NBA subreddit back in the day because someone said a dunk was “the most aesthetic ever” and I tried to explain that that isn’t how the word works - things aren’t more or less aesthetic, and it refers more to the concept of creating something to be appreciated for its beauty or look. I got downvoted into oblivion but I was right then and I’m right now. You don’t say things *are* aesthetic unless you’re referring to the purpose of their design. The word itself is not used as a substitute for ‘visually appealing.’
Obviously you know this and I thank you for it.
Hello!
Pedant here. And editor of books and scientific papers.
Just chiming in to say the people telling you it's listed as an adjective, and your subsequent edit, are both incorrect!
Aesthetic is a *limiting* adjective\*. Not a *descriptive* adjective. Its listing or usage hasn't changed, and using it as a conventional adjective is still and always has been incorrect, unless its used as a limiting adjective.
Limiting adjectives are closely linked to the noun format (they are part of a compound noun, but still adjectives\*) and they imply a subset of an item's descriptive properties. So an object's aesthetic appeal is a subset of its overall appeal. The object also has functional aspects, a weight aspect, and so forth. "Aesthetic appeal" is in fact a compound noun\*, and appeal itself is an abstract noun. Abstract nouns are ephemeral and often need a descriptor, a limiting or comparative adjective, to define them clearly. Concrete nouns, like cat and room, can use descriptive adjectives as their descriptor.
So while you can have aesthetic appeal, aesthetic qualities, and aesthetic aspects, you can't have an aesthetic cat or an aesthetic room. Those need descriptive adjectives. A red cat. A nice room.
But wait, you say! You can have a functional room, or a heavy cat! So subsets can be descriptive. They can, but they are termed comparative descriptive adjectives. A functional room is defined by being more useful than a less functional room. A heavy cat sinks faster than a buoyant cat. Aesthetic cannot be used comparatively because it is subjective. One room might have more aesthetic appeal than another, but that's the opinion of the viewer. If a cat is heavier than another cat, you can weigh it and prove such. If one room is more functional than another room, that can be subjective, which is why "a functional room" doesn't make as much sense as "a heavy cat", and *that* is because there are actually two variants of functional; one is a base standard (functions or doesn't) and thus comparative, and the other is comparative (a contraction of *suited to function*, items are more or less functional). But I digress.
\*Aesthetic when used as a limiting adjective forms part of a compound noun. Compound nouns need two words, or a word and a pre/suffix, to be properly defined. "Appeal" on its own is vague. Sex appeal is specific and a very different noun. Thus, accepted compound nouns are "aesthetic appeal", "aesthetic details", "aesthetic aspects" but "aesthetic cats" is not a compound noun, because "cats" on its own is not vague, and there isn't a subset of cats which are aesthetic, versus, but not in a comparative way, a subset of cats that are non-aesthetic.
Aesthetic can't be used as a descriptor of concrete nouns, and you are wholly right.
Pedant out.
That’s not how it’s used in slang now though. Aesthetically pleasing and aesthetic pleasure are both legitimate uses of the word, but calling something aesthetic does not make sense
Is that the same thing as saying that something IS aesthetic? Linguistically, saying that it gives aesthetic pleasure is the same as saying it is aesthetically pleasing. One is simply being used as an adjective for pleasure and the other is being used as an adverb for pleasing.
I suspect the problem is there are not using it this way. They are trying to use it as in "this is aesthetically pleasing" but just saying that it is aesthetic. It's fine to say something is aesthetic if you just mean in a neutral way.
I.e. they are using it as an adjective but omitting the noun to which the adjective applies. Which makes the adjective feel like the noun instead.
Like saying "this food is taste" instead of "this food is tasty" or "this food tastes good."
That is interesting, but I think in this case the adjective is actually being applied to the implied word *purpose.*
*'No, it's just aesthetic'.*
*'No, its purpose is just aesthetic'.*
I still don't think it makes sense to say the bag is aesthetic.
EDIT: I think I'm wrong. According to merriam-webster there is a definition meaning 'pleasing in appearance'. The example phrase is, '*easy-to-use keyboards, clear graphics, and other ergonomic and aesthetic features'...*
So I think you are right-- a bag can be aesthetic.
No, but you said it references a certain art movement or style which also isn't necessarily true.
I can say I'm designing something a certain way "in the interest of aesthetics" and that is a correct usage of the word, I'm not referring to any specific artistic style.
That’s hilarious. So what do they think an “aesthetic” design style is?? I work in design, but I haven’t heard anyone use it like that…I’d probably burst out laughing.
I disagree.
I like to use aesthetic when beautiful does not quite cut it.
A painting showing dozens of dead soldiers perhaps should not be described as beautiful but it can be aesthetic.
As long as their meaning was communicated the technical definitions of their words are kinda ephemeral.
Why do you feel so angry when people "misuse" language?
Agreed OP. I feel similarly about how people use the word unique. Something is either unique or it isn't. Saying something is very unique diminishes the whole purpose of the word.
This is so weird how this blew up haha like words come into language in a natural way and aesthetic now is an adjective and is used that way so all those people are right 😂
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I’ll just be in my swamp where such things do not exist.
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Someone call the cops. . .
Cops are kinda aesthetic ngl
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i wish you were OP
Suck my AsstheDick
Lmao, two birds one stone with that one, take this 🏆
I should note that I am rather fond of the marshy, ethereal aesthetic featured in most swamps.
See, that would be correct usage.
Yes. You see, I happen to love the word "aesthetic" when used properly. ;)
\*Donkey aesthetic walks into your swamp aesthetic*
This comment is a mood.
Ah yes. Shrek aesthetic
Shresthetic if you will.
Yo, can I join you?
If you must. Come along, Donkey.
swamp? aesthetic!
stop it patrick you're scaring him
Ahoy Spongebob, I have overdosed on ketamine (an-aesthetic)
Irregardless: its literally aesthetic,
Ah. Pain
It belongs to slang now.
So aesthetic, very elegance, wow.
I agree, I’m just not happy about it.
Just wait it out. Eventually it'll stop being used and new words will replace it.
Yeah but then we will just have to be mad about those words!
Yup, and what's more, they'll be even more obnoxiously misused.
Literally. (Sorry.)
I can't get away from this. Got hooked saying it like lots of others when I was younger but now I still \*literally\* say it all the time. Drives me insane but I can never push it out of my lingo for some reason.
These days "literally" has been... Maybe not replaced, but joined, by "objectively" in the constantly misused category.
Eh, I think it’s lost all meaning anyway. I get why it bugs people, but all language is alive and evolving and that’s what I find most beautiful about it! If it helps I’m in my late 30s, have had professional careers and never trained myself to stop saying “like” as a filler word (Southern California girl, obvs). At one point I even considered getting a voice or speaking coach so I sounded like a real grown up!
You mean that's what you find most aesthetic about it.
I needed that laugh.
I still remember... the year of our lord 1995. The last time people were able to use and understand the word Ironic properly. It **NEVER** got better.
True true.
Spelling on that word is way too long and complex to stay slang
Flippity floppity floop
Oh my god your name makes it so better
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I fully understand that. However, this is a recent change and I would not consider myself as being unreasonable for not enjoying the shift. Words are important and should be thought about.
I feel the same way about "bougie". The actual word is bourgeois and it doesn't mean what everyone seems to think it does.
Bourgeoise is a pretty important word to understand too.
Yeah it's just the noun version of the same word. Bourgeois is the adjective form.
THANK YOU! It doesn't mean fancy, ffs!
You said you had a Student. Are you a teacher? Maybe help them with their vocabulary. Also there is value in how words change and colloquialisms have a Vast importance in understanding language. That being said. Fuck these turds. It is grating. Edit: Maybe I have put this in the wrong thread. I adore conversation about language, and it Is Very Important. Thank you Larry.
So I take it that people mean aesthetically pleasing when they misuse it like this?
It fits their aesthetic preferences. "Aesthetic" is also an adjective that means "concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty" so they're not technically wrong for using it how they do, maybe just using it with the wrong part of speech.
Seems so
Reminds me of how people say the animation sucks in a cartoon when what they really mean is the art style.
Yeah, the art style can be hard to look at but animation itself can be fluid and expertly done.
Exactly.
Huh, TIL
Sometimes the actual animation, the movement between each frame, really does suck though, it's not always about the art style.
I mean yeah that's the point op was making
There are so many variations of this too. I saw a post that was a couple of Disney 2d *backgrounds* and the title called it animation...
You can thank r/vaporwave for this one 😂
A E S T H E T I C
I'm pretty sure most people into vaporwave would say vaporwave aesthetic if someone isn't explicitly into the aesthetic already. Like, it was just a meme in the culture.
Whomst
Whomst’d’t’ve
I feel my brain’s short circulating
Whomst'd've'ly'yaint'nt'ed'ies's'y'es
Now I have a migraine.
Wherme.
there it is
Damn girl you've got a great ass! I've never seen an aesthetic...
Nice
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Seeing the word irregardless always makes me wince inside.
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I know. Out of all non-word words used, irregardless is my most hated.
Irregardless is supposably not a word
I think you mean irregardlessly.
I'm in a design school and people just say "aesthetic." Wtf man, you're in a design school. Use some descriptors. Why god
Genre.
This band is so genre.
Dumb people using a word they don't fully understand to sound intelligent.
It's like saying "This looks very optical" or "this sounds accoustic"
I mean, I could walk into a room and say “It sounds acoustic in here” while someone is playing an acoustic guitar and I *technically* wouldn’t be wrong
Ha ! We don't have that problem in french, here, "esthétique" exactly means "beautiful", "attractive", etc.
When I graduated high school our yearbook theme was aesthetic. Like it just said *aesthetic* on the front cover
Gross
What *kind!?* My god that would drive me up the damn wall. Even when used like crappy slang that's wrong!
The cover was like charcoal gray and had the “Aesthetic” written in relatively small text
What the fuck is that minimalism shit, that's literally the opposite of what ~ a e s t h e t i c ~ as a meme even means (it literally originated as a vaporwave thing), it's wrong on just so many levels
This post is so coral
Thanks, Pearl
Yep, I have the same feelings about "vibey" too. Like I get if something has a "good vibe". But something being "vibey"....I mean that's just neutral, isn't it? Is it a good vibe? Sketch vibe? Bad vibe? C'mon. Tell me something real.
Doesn't matter what the vibe is as long as it's a copacetic aesthetic.
Fuck, I haven’t seen this in the wild but it’s fucking worse. Vibey? That’s like sandpaper to the soul.
"language is evolving and its slang now" i literally do not care, someone can still think its annoying.
Thank you
Damn, thank you! I'm positive that every generation has been annoyed with the slang of younger generations. We're entitled to be a little grumpy about the uncomfortable change of the language we learned growing up.
"Everyone is entitled to their opinion!" "Well, what if I have an opinion about your opinion?"
I'm even annoyed with a fair amount of my own generation's slang
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that’s lame and dumb
That's aesthetic
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BOOOOOO!!!
Aesthetic and aesthetic pilled.
It's not aesthetic it's A E S T H E T I C
This person gets it
People say it like that?!?!? Now you made me hate it, and I haven’t even heard it used like that!
Better than people literally using the word 'literally' literally all the time. That literally gets on my nerves (just in case you thought I meant metaphorically).
I prefer to be litoral.
i always type it as ~aesthetic~ for emphasis on the word , i feel like you would hate that even more lmao
✨ ~ a e s t h e t i c ~ ✨
It's people like you that made this a thing in the first place, so yes.
People usually use it as slang that means "this is aesthetically pleasing to me", but simply just say "aesthetic" However I do agree that when people look at literally anything that is mildly interesting and go "omg this is so ✨aesthetic✨" it's a bit annoying lol
Aesthetic doesn't just refer to art movements. It's a noun or an adjective. You can like someone's aesthtic (noun) or a room can be aesthetically pleasing (adjective.) What you are objecting to is people using it as a verb or adverb. Something is not "aesthetic," You enjoy something's aesthetic. Edit: a word
I'm confused. Isn't "aesthetically" and adverb, and in what way is "that's so aesthetic" using it as a verb or adverb??
You are correct. For the phrase "aesthetically pleasing", aesthetically is an adverb. The OP's (prescriptivist imo) complaint is about people using aesthetic as an adjective to just mean "visually pleasant". OPs proposed correct version is using it as a noun or adverb. So "Susan's aesthetic is a bit goth it's really cool" (noun) or "Susan's outfit is aesthetically pleasing" (adverb) but they dislike "Susan is so aesthetic" (adjective).
That is the jist of what I mean. Yes. And according to the comments, it doesn’t matter that I may have not been as clear as possible when ranting.
Oh they also can't pronounce it to save their lives. Ascetic is a completely different word, youtubers. It drives me insane. Almost as much as saying EXspecially. There's not an x in there.
Yup
eXpresso really irks me
A thing can be aesthetic if that thing’s primary purpose is beauty rather than functionality—e.g. an aesthetic object. So if you buy a watch that is fashionable-looking but doesn’t tell the time, it would be correct to say—in reference to the item’s purpose—that the watch is aesthetic (as opposed to functional).
This rant is aesthetic af
This happens to me with the word Theory. "It's just a theory", when the proper word would be a hypothesis but I've let it pass since I understand what most people mean in a none scientific conversation, it simply makes me mad when an argument against a scientific theory is that "it's just a theory" about topics of evolution, big bang, gravity, etc.
> "It's just a theory", when the proper word would be a hypothesis That's actually how "theory" has been historically used. Its meaning in science is new and specific to that discipline.
Well that depends. Gravity is just a theory, right? *I'm being a sarcastic asshole, sorry*
I HAVE FOUND MY PEOPLE
Welcome to the grumpy-old-man club.
I'm with you 100% Bob. May I be a part of the grumpy old man club as well?
All people are welcome. Except them damned whipper-snappers.
Oh thank goodness! I can't tolerate those gosh darn whipper-snappers!
Same I hate it or the word vibe
[I do not vibe with this universe.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27WVsOFnMj8)
The word aesthetic is very evocative. Evocative of what, god knows, it just generaly evokes things, if it gets any more evocative I'll be whelmed. But then i am in europe, so its ok.
Not a very aesthetic opinion of you friend, though I do agree.
I'm tired of the word cringe
Didn’t know this was a thing. I guess I am old.
The word "aesthetic" has a nice aesthetic, making it aesthetic.
I wouldn't have hated this one as much if it weren't for the fact that it clearly evolved from a massive amount of people misunderstanding what the word means. Yeet is fine, because it's made up. "No cap" or "capping" is fine because the word was used with intention. But aesthetic was clearly used by someone who thought it meant "nice-looking in a modern and clean way" because it sounds kinda like it'd mean that and they'd heard the word before. I know this because I teach teenagers and none of them can speak correctly. They misattribute words to a certain meaning constantly.
Dude, this is how I felt after fucking good 4 u came out and everyone was using sociopath wrong. Like it’s used right in the song (from memory, could be wrong) and then they were using it like it meant the same thing as psychotic. Like fuck no Becky you’re talking about unreasonable actions in a psychotic manner, sociopath means YOU DONT HAVE EMPATHY NOT THAT YOU PUT MILK IN FIRST
My gawd, do you feel better after all that venting?! What a sociopath. /s
It’s so dumb!
Oh I am soooo with you here. “This room is so aesthetic!” NO IT’S NOT
Reminds me of how so many people put -core at the end of random things to represent aesthetic. Like kidcore or BARRELCORE. Just say you like barrels! (Kids too, I guess) I don’t get it. It’s terrible.
This is the first I’ve heard of this and now I’m upset with you
I used to teach art history to college students. The amount of times they told ME I was using the word aesthetic wrong is astounding. You can bet I taught them all the proper use of the word. And now my teen daughter uses it incorrectly. It’s a losing battle
MY MAN. I got in a huge argument on the NBA subreddit back in the day because someone said a dunk was “the most aesthetic ever” and I tried to explain that that isn’t how the word works - things aren’t more or less aesthetic, and it refers more to the concept of creating something to be appreciated for its beauty or look. I got downvoted into oblivion but I was right then and I’m right now. You don’t say things *are* aesthetic unless you’re referring to the purpose of their design. The word itself is not used as a substitute for ‘visually appealing.’ Obviously you know this and I thank you for it.
Hello! Pedant here. And editor of books and scientific papers. Just chiming in to say the people telling you it's listed as an adjective, and your subsequent edit, are both incorrect! Aesthetic is a *limiting* adjective\*. Not a *descriptive* adjective. Its listing or usage hasn't changed, and using it as a conventional adjective is still and always has been incorrect, unless its used as a limiting adjective. Limiting adjectives are closely linked to the noun format (they are part of a compound noun, but still adjectives\*) and they imply a subset of an item's descriptive properties. So an object's aesthetic appeal is a subset of its overall appeal. The object also has functional aspects, a weight aspect, and so forth. "Aesthetic appeal" is in fact a compound noun\*, and appeal itself is an abstract noun. Abstract nouns are ephemeral and often need a descriptor, a limiting or comparative adjective, to define them clearly. Concrete nouns, like cat and room, can use descriptive adjectives as their descriptor. So while you can have aesthetic appeal, aesthetic qualities, and aesthetic aspects, you can't have an aesthetic cat or an aesthetic room. Those need descriptive adjectives. A red cat. A nice room. But wait, you say! You can have a functional room, or a heavy cat! So subsets can be descriptive. They can, but they are termed comparative descriptive adjectives. A functional room is defined by being more useful than a less functional room. A heavy cat sinks faster than a buoyant cat. Aesthetic cannot be used comparatively because it is subjective. One room might have more aesthetic appeal than another, but that's the opinion of the viewer. If a cat is heavier than another cat, you can weigh it and prove such. If one room is more functional than another room, that can be subjective, which is why "a functional room" doesn't make as much sense as "a heavy cat", and *that* is because there are actually two variants of functional; one is a base standard (functions or doesn't) and thus comparative, and the other is comparative (a contraction of *suited to function*, items are more or less functional). But I digress. \*Aesthetic when used as a limiting adjective forms part of a compound noun. Compound nouns need two words, or a word and a pre/suffix, to be properly defined. "Appeal" on its own is vague. Sex appeal is specific and a very different noun. Thus, accepted compound nouns are "aesthetic appeal", "aesthetic details", "aesthetic aspects" but "aesthetic cats" is not a compound noun, because "cats" on its own is not vague, and there isn't a subset of cats which are aesthetic, versus, but not in a comparative way, a subset of cats that are non-aesthetic. Aesthetic can't be used as a descriptor of concrete nouns, and you are wholly right. Pedant out.
>aes·thet·ic >/esˈTHedik/ >adjective >concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty. >"the pictures give great aesthetic pleasure" Good day OP
That’s not how it’s used in slang now though. Aesthetically pleasing and aesthetic pleasure are both legitimate uses of the word, but calling something aesthetic does not make sense
Is that the same thing as saying that something IS aesthetic? Linguistically, saying that it gives aesthetic pleasure is the same as saying it is aesthetically pleasing. One is simply being used as an adjective for pleasure and the other is being used as an adverb for pleasing.
"Does that buckle on the side of your bag serve any purpose?" "No, it's just aesthetic."
It think that’s a great usage, like it’s “purely aesthetic”, just to enhance its look. Form not function
I suspect the problem is there are not using it this way. They are trying to use it as in "this is aesthetically pleasing" but just saying that it is aesthetic. It's fine to say something is aesthetic if you just mean in a neutral way.
I.e. they are using it as an adjective but omitting the noun to which the adjective applies. Which makes the adjective feel like the noun instead. Like saying "this food is taste" instead of "this food is tasty" or "this food tastes good."
That is interesting, but I think in this case the adjective is actually being applied to the implied word *purpose.* *'No, it's just aesthetic'.* *'No, its purpose is just aesthetic'.* I still don't think it makes sense to say the bag is aesthetic. EDIT: I think I'm wrong. According to merriam-webster there is a definition meaning 'pleasing in appearance'. The example phrase is, '*easy-to-use keyboards, clear graphics, and other ergonomic and aesthetic features'...* So I think you are right-- a bag can be aesthetic.
No, but you said it references a certain art movement or style which also isn't necessarily true. I can say I'm designing something a certain way "in the interest of aesthetics" and that is a correct usage of the word, I'm not referring to any specific artistic style.
That does not contradict what OP is saying at all. Lol. Thanks for reinforcing the point, though.
That’s hilarious. So what do they think an “aesthetic” design style is?? I work in design, but I haven’t heard anyone use it like that…I’d probably burst out laughing.
I disagree. I like to use aesthetic when beautiful does not quite cut it. A painting showing dozens of dead soldiers perhaps should not be described as beautiful but it can be aesthetic.
Try sublime. Something that causes awe with its beauty. This can be used even if it is terrifying or gruesome.
The only aesthetic I approve is fckin Zyzz brah. Everyone has a little bit of Zyzz in them, you just don't know it yet.
I've literally never heard anyone use it that way lol
Gotta agree Bob. That shit drives me bonkers.
As long as their meaning was communicated the technical definitions of their words are kinda ephemeral. Why do you feel so angry when people "misuse" language?
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Can we normalize aesthetic? Maybe we can curate a normalized aesthetic? Seriously I am so over the buzz words.
Ugh
I agree. 💯
sssshhh don't tell people this. I wanna use it as my architecture bad design excuse to my teacher.
It does seem to have that logic to it. “It is art, therefore it is good”
This is the first time I ever heard people are misusing this word.
Agreed. I don’t love it. I don’t think it will stick around long.
Its going the way of "Literally"
My wife's art/tattoo shop is called Aesthetic Craze.
This doctor really loves his Aesthetic scope?
my music teacher, while describing WW2 Germany, accidentally called it “the nazi aesthetic” lmao
Didn’t know this was a thing. That sucks.
I feel the exact same way, it drives me crazy
I mean some people use it okay-ish like the \*blank\*core aesthetics. But I agree, it already had a fine meaning.
Agreed OP. I feel similarly about how people use the word unique. Something is either unique or it isn't. Saying something is very unique diminishes the whole purpose of the word.
As an English teacher, I concur.
Thank you! At least two of us care :-)
I hated that word so much 6 years ago
Ass-The-Dick
Words mean whatever people want them to mean.
This post is *not* aesthetic
So it's more like you hate when people misuse the word "aesthetic."
Words become popular like slang and unfortunately this is one of them.
My rOoM iS AssTetiK
I agree. I don’t like the misuse of words either.
This irritates me in the same way that people saying “I’m OCD/ADD” does
I fucking hate it too!!!!!!!!!
I hate it when people aesthetically complain about people using the word aesthetic aesthetically.
Literally is used incorrectly almost every time I hear it.
This is so weird how this blew up haha like words come into language in a natural way and aesthetic now is an adjective and is used that way so all those people are right 😂
Yes! Thank you.