synesthesia

[ sin-uhs-thee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]

noun
  1. a sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color.

Origin of synesthesia

1
First recorded in 1890–95; from New Latin; see origin at syn-, esthesia

Other words from synesthesia

  • syn·es·thete [sin-uhs-theet], /ˈsɪn əsˌθit/, noun
  • syn·es·thet·ic [sin-uhs-thet-ik], /ˌsɪn əsˈθɛt ɪk/, adjective
  • non·syn·es·thet·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for synesthesia

synesthesia

/ (ˌsɪniːsˈθiːzɪə) /


noun
  1. the usual US spelling of synaesthesia

Derived forms of synesthesia

  • synesthetic (ˌsɪniːsˈθɛtɪk), adjective

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