形けい式しき美び

noun

beauty of form; formal beauty

Refers to aesthetic value derived from shape, structure, or arrangement, often contrasted with 内容美 (beauty of content). Used in art, design, and literary criticism.

See also: 内容美

• この建けん築ちくは形けい式しき美びを追つい求きゅうしている。

  This architecture pursues beauty of form.

• 詩しにおいて形けい式しき美びと内ない容よう美びのバランスが大たい切せつだ。

  In poetry, a balance between formal beauty and beauty of content is important.