synaesthesia
Meanings
Plural: synaesthesiae, synaesthesias
Noun
- a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
- A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation.
- The association of one sensory perception with, or description of it in terms of, a different perception that is not experienced at the same time.
- A literary or artistic device whereby one kind of sensation is described in the terms of another.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “sensation”), modelled after anaesthesia. It is analysable as syn- + -aesthesia.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 18
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Words With Friends Score: 17
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