n.
Pronunciation: ˌ si-n ə s- ' th ē -zh( ē -) ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from syn- + -esthesia (as in anesthesia )
Date: circa 1891
1 : a concomitant sensation especially : a subjective sensation or image of a sense (as of color) other than the one (as of sound) being stimulated
2 : the condition marked by the experience of such sensations
– syn · es · thet · ic \ - ' the-tik \ adjective