noun (Æsthetics) The traits in a work of art which express the ideal or typic character - character as influenced by the ethos (sense 1) of a people - rather than realistic or emotional situations or individual character in a narrow sense - opposed to pathos.įrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.noun The character, sentiment, or disposition of a community or people, considered as a natural endowment the spirit which actuates manners and customs also, the characteristic tone or genius of an institution or social organization.fine arts, etc., the inherent quality of a work which produces, or is fitted to produce, a high moral impression, noble, dignified, and universal, as opposed to a work characterized by pathos, or the particular, accidental, passionate, realistic quality.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. noun Habitual character and disposition. noun The disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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