esther
- n (Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
- n an Old Testament book telling of a beautiful Jewess who became queen of Persia and saved her people from massacre
esther hobart mcquigg slack morris
- n United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
esthete
- n one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
esthetician
- n a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
- n a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty
esthetics
- n (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)
traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value - n (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful