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esthete
  • n  one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
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esthetician
  • n  a worker skilled in giving beauty treatments (manicures and facials etc.)
  • n  a philosopher who specializes in the nature of beauty
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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
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esthonian
  • n  the official language of Estonia; belongs to the Baltic-Finnic family of languages
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estimate
  • n  an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
    an estimate of what it would cost
  • n  a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
    many factors are involved in any estimate of human life
  • n  a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)
  • n  a statement indicating the likely cost of some job
    he got an estimate from the car repair shop
  • n  the respect with which a person is held
  • v  judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
    I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
  • v  judge to be probable
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estimated tax
  • n  income tax paid periodically on income that is not subject to withholding taxes; based on the taxpayer's predicted tax liability
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