(Screen Shot from Google Define)
I already knew what aesthetics means, but I was curious about the origin. I think it's fascinating that it had nothing to do with beauty until the early 19th century, and was controversial until the end of the 19th century. The way word meanings change over time is really interesting.
I use google to look up words pretty frequently when I'm not sure what they mean, or I need to explain the meaning to my daughter and realize I can't put it into words even though I know how to use it. Another thing I use often if thesaurus.com when I am writing. It makes it much either to not keep repeating the same words over and over, especially descriptive words.
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