| aesthetician |
one who pursues theories of art and formal beauty. |
| aestheticism |
devotion to aesthetic characteristics as of prime importance. [2 definitions] |
| aesthetics |
(used with a sing. verb) a branch of philosophy that deals with formal beauty in art. |
| aestivate |
variant of estivate. |
| af- |
to; toward. |
| afar |
at, to, or from a distance; far off. [2 definitions] |
| a far cry |
a long way; quite different. |
| a few |
a small number of things or people. |
| affable |
easygoing and pleasant in manner and conversation; friendly. |
| affair |
an occurrence, event, matter, or happening. [6 definitions] |
| affairs |
public or business matters. |
| affect1 |
to influence, cause a change in, or have an impact on. [4 definitions] |
| affect2 |
to imitate, often in a pretentious manner; feign. |
| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. [2 definitions] |
| affected1 |
acted upon, influenced, or altered. [2 definitions] |
| affected2 |
assumed; pretended. [2 definitions] |
| affecting |
emotionally moving. |
| affection |
a feeling of warmth and fondness for someone or something. [2 definitions] |
| affectionate |
feeling or showing affection. |
| affectionless |
lacking affection. |
| affective |
pertaining to or caused by emotions rather than reason. |