Pronunciation: ˌ ki-n ə s- ' th ē -zh( ē -) ə , ˌ k ī -
Variant: or kin · es · the · sis \ - ' th ē -s ə s \
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -the · sias or -the · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kinein + aisth ē sis perception ― more at ANESTHESIA
Date: 1880
: a sense mediated by receptors located in muscles, tendons, and joints and stimulated by bodily movements and tensions also : sensory experience derived from this sense
– kin · es · thet · ic \ - ' the-tik \ adjective
– kin · es · thet · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb