synesthesia
noun
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.
synesthete
-
a word derived from
synesthesia.
Example Sentences
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It just so happens that Gubaidulina is another Russian synesthete with a strongly spiritual bent, and she included color lighting effects in her score.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
For his synesthete companion, Nabokov had his mother.
From Salon ● Feb. 16, 2020
A synesthete might report that the sound of the letter B tastes like mashed potatoes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2018
For 56-year old British synesthete James Wannerton, for example, words and names spontaneously evoke distinct taste sensations in his mouth.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2015
“So to another synesthete my name could be purple with orange stripes when to me it’s candy-apple red with a touch of avocado green?”
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
