aesthetic vs arty-farty

aesthetic

adj
  • Beautiful or appealing to one's sense of beauty or art. 

  • Concerned with beauty, artistic impact, or appearance. 

noun
  • The study of art or beauty. 

  • That which appeals to the senses. 

  • The artistic motifs defining a collection of things, especially works of art; more broadly, their aura or “vibe”. 

arty-farty

adj
  • Pretentiously artistic; self-important or self-indulgent, especially when describing an artistic project. 

noun
  • Someone who is arty-farty. 

How often have the words aesthetic and arty-farty occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )