SYNESTHESIA


Meaning of SYNESTHESIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsi-nəs-ˈthē-zh(ē-)ə ]

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 -ˈthe-tik adjective

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