aesthetic merit

collocation in English

meaningsofaestheticandmerit

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aesthetic
adjective
uk
/esˈθet.ɪk/uk
/iːsˈθet.ɪk/us
/esˈθet̬.ɪk/
relating to the enjoyment or study ...
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merit
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈmer.ɪt/us
/ˈmer.ɪt/
formal
the quality of being good and ...
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(Definition ofaestheticandmeritfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The user is able to judge and score each onaestheticmeritand continue to do so iteratively in order to evolve favoured instances.
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In the collecting of books, art and stamps, for example, the emphasis is rather on discrimination and associated qualities such asaestheticmerit, authenticity and condition.
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Manipulations of sound are neither 'right' nor 'wrong' in terms ofaestheticmerit, but judged 'appropriate' or 'inappropriate' according to the composer's prerogative.
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There have been many remarks about theaestheticmeritof the building which we are discussing.
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They are works of art, but my personal view is that they are not of outstandingaestheticmerit.
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They might be of use and value to museums but might not strictly be ofaestheticmerit.
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Registration gives a monopoly for 25 years on industrial-supplied designs havingaestheticmerit.
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A work of art may be of someaestheticmeritand be of some historical value, but it may be only pre-eminent in the one.
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If the work is pre-eminent for its historical value, almost certainly it will be pre-eminent foraestheticmerit.
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Will it rule out any reference to a modern work of art which a certain dominant set of critics has not yet recognised for itsaestheticmerit?
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The word "artistic"is acceptable to ensure that there is a corresponding reference in the power to accept collections to the"aestheticmerit" provision for individual works of art.
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The highaestheticmeritof the young artist's pictures, their singular and novel character, could not, of course, remain unnoticed.
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Many of the upper middle class regarded amateur theatre as at best a harmless pleasure with no particular moral oraestheticmerit.
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This medal is awarded for a single, recent outstanding achievement showing harmony with the environment,aestheticmeritand successful community participation.
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The museum's collection was inventoried and works of less interest andaestheticmeritwere deaccessioned.
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Several papers focused on the works or aesthetic merits of composers who, rightly or wrongly, have been overshadowed by their now better known contemporaries.
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Following an inquiry, the inspector concluded that the aesthetic merits of the house were marginally greater without the ballroom.
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I do not want to enter into controversy about the aesthetic merits of the castle; that would not serve any useful purpose.
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There is much to be said about aesthetic merits, but the legislation does not involve a judgment of the artistic merit of a film or play.
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