ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Synesthesia

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Synesthesia is a noun meaning (chiefly American spelling) Alternative spelling of synaesthesia.

Meaning

(chiefly American spelling) Alternative spelling of synaesthesia.

Example Sentences

[…] R. H. Gault's case of synesthesia in a deaf and blind girl, who could distinguish colors by the sense of smell, […]
Because of this, SSDs are one of the first technologies to meaningfully demonstrate just what synesthesia – or at least one kind of it – might feel like to those who have never had it.
[S]ynesthetes themselves can provide the indispensable cues to design a structured qualitative questionnaire: color synesthesias and their variations during sexual arousal, direct physical stimulation, and orgasm […] can help scientists differentiate the specific triggers and their characteristics.

Word Forms

Synonyms for synesthesia

Depending on context, synonyms include synaesthesia.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include synaesthesia, synesthetes, synaesthetic, kinesthesia, extrasensory, hallucination.

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