synaesthesia

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

noun

1. synesthesia.

synaesthesia

/ ˌsɪniːsˈθɛtɪk; 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

Derived Forms

• synaesthetic, adjective

Other Words From

• syn·aes·thet·ic [sin-is-, thet, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of synaesthesia¹

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