Nearby words
symptosis, syn, syn-, syn., synaeresis, synaesthesia, synagogue, synalepha, synalgia, synaloepha, synapse
Related formssyn·aes·thet·ic [sin-is-thet-ik] /ˌsɪn ɪsˈθɛt ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for synaesthesia
synaesthesia
US synesthesia
/ (ˌsɪniːsˈθiːzɪə) /
noun
physiol a sensation experienced in a part of the body other than the part stimulated
psychol the subjective sensation of a sense other than the one being stimulated. For example, a sound may evoke sensations of colour
Derived Formssynaesthetic or US synesthetic (ˌsɪniːsˈθɛtɪk), adjective
Word Origin for synaesthesia
from New Latin, from syn- + -esthesia, from Greek aisthēsis sensation
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Word Origin and History for synaesthesia
synaesthesia
also synesthesia, "sensation in one part of the body produced by stimulus in another," 1881, in some cases via French, from Modern Latin, from Greek syn- "together" (see syn-) + stem aisthe "to feel, perceive." Also psychologically, of the senses (colors having an odor, etc.), from 1891.
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