synesthesia
noun
syn·es·the·sia
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Definition of synesthesia
1
: a concomitant sensation
especially
: a subjective sensation or image of a sense (as of color) other than the one (as of sound) being stimulated
2
: the condition marked by the experience of such sensations
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Other Words from synesthesia
synesthetic
\ Ësi-nÉs-Ëthe-tik
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of synesthesia in a Sentence
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Twenty years ago, beloved makeup artist François Nars created a color that people all over the world automatically connect with orgasms â no synesthesia necessary. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "The Real Story Behind François Nars and the Iconic Orgasm Blush," 23 July 2019 And the third, one of the most common and well-studied forms, is grapheme-color synesthesia, in which numbers and letters are associated with certain colors. — Cari Romm, The Cut, "I Canât Stop Reading This Twitter Thread on People Who Literally See Time," 10 May 2018 Our hope was that the DNA data might point to shared biological processes as candidates for involvement in synesthesia. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Unraveling the Genetics Behind Why Some People âSeeâ Sound and âHearâ Color," 12 Mar. 2018 For now, however, the biological basis of this synesthesia remains unknown. — Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian, "Why Some People âHearâ Silent GIFs," 21 Mar. 2018 In people with synesthesia, activation of one sense triggers perception of another. — Brian Resnick, Vox, "Can you hear these silent GIFs? You may have a new form of synesthesia.," 3 May 2018 Researchers have reported these extraordinary cases of sensory mixing, called synesthesiaâloosely translated to perceived togetherâfor more than 130 years. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "There are people who hear colorâand they may have hyper-connected brains," 7 Mar. 2018 However, conditions like synesthesia, color blindness and tone deafness are a few minor examples to the contrary. — Philip Chard, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A cardinal's song, or a spiritual experience?," 5 July 2018 Thatâs probably what gives you synesthesia, the ability to see a flavor or feel a sound. — Recode Staff, Recode, "Full transcript: Author Michael Pollan on Recode Decode," 22 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'synesthesia.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for synesthesia
synesthesia
noun
syn·es·the·sia
variants:
or chiefly British synaesthesia \ Ësin-És-ËthÄ-zh(Ä-)É
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Medical Definition of synesthesia
: a concomitant sensation and especially a subjective sensation or image of a sense (as of color) other than the one (as of sound) being stimulated
also
: the condition marked by the experience of such sensations
Other Words from synesthesia
synesthetic
or chiefly British synaesthetic \ -Ëthet-ik
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adjective
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adjective