synaesthesia

[ sin-is-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
noun

  1. synesthesia.

Other words from synaesthesia

  • syn·aes·thet·ic [sin-is-thet-ik], /ˌsɪn ɪsˈθɛt ɪk/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for synaesthesia

synaesthesia

US synesthesia

/ (ˌsɪniːsˈθiːzɪə) /

noun

  1. physiol a sensation experienced in a part of the body other than the part stimulated

  2. psychol the subjective sensation of a sense other than the one being stimulated. For example, a sound may evoke sensations of colour

Origin of synaesthesia

1
from New Latin, from syn- + -esthesia, from Greek aisthēsis sensation

Derived forms of synaesthesia

  • synaesthetic or US synesthetic (ˌsɪniːsˈθɛtɪk), adjective

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