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Metaphor creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.
James Geary

Meaning of "synesthesia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SYNESTHESIA

synesthesia  [ˌsɪniːsˈθiːzɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYNESTHESIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Synesthesia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SYNESTHESIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Synesthesia

Synesthesia is a neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. People who report such experiences are known as synesthetes. Difficulties have been recognized in adequately defining synesthesia: many different phenomena have been included in the term synesthesia, and in many cases the terminology seems to be inaccurate. A more accurate term may be ideasthesia. In one common form of synesthesia, known as grapheme → color synesthesia or color-graphemic synesthesia, letters or numbers are perceived as inherently colored. In spatial-sequence, or number form synesthesia, numbers, months of the year, and/or days of the week elicit precise locations in space, or may appear as a three-dimensional map. Only a fraction of types of synesthesia have been evaluated by scientific research. Awareness of synesthetic perceptions varies from person to person. Although synesthesia was the topic of intensive scientific investigation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was largely abandoned by scientific research in the mid-20th century.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYNESTHESIA


acatamathesia
əˌkætəməˈθiːzɪə
acroparesthesia
ˌækrəʊˌpærɛsˈθiːzɪə
aesthesia
iːsˈθiːzɪə
akathisia
ˌækəˈθiːzɪə
anaesthesia
ˌænɪsˈθiːzɪə
anesthesia
ˌænɪsˈθiːzɪə
coenaesthesia
ˌsiːniːsˈθiːzɪə
dysaesthesia
ˌdɪsɪsˈθiːzɪə
esthesia
iːsˈθiːzɪə
hyperaesthesia
ˌhaɪpəriːsˈθiːzɪə
hyperesthesia
ˌhaɪpəriːsˈθiːzɪə
hypesthesia
ˌhɪpiːsˈθiːzɪə
kinesthesia
ˌkɪnɪsˈθiːzɪə
panesthesia
pæniːsˈθiːzɪə
paraesthesia
ˌpærɛsˈθiːzɪə
paresthesia
ˌpærɛsˈθiːzɪə
radiesthesia
ˌreɪdɪəsˈθiːzɪə
synaesthesia
ˌsɪniːsˈθiːzɪə
telesthesia
ˌtɛlɪsˈθiːzɪə
thermesthesia
ˌθɜːmɪsˈθiːzɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYNESTHESIA

synectically
synectics
synedrial
synedrion
syneidesis
syneresis
synergetic
synergetically
synergic
synergically
synergid
synergies
synergism
synergist
synergistic
synergistically
synergize
synergy
synesis
synesthetic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYNESTHESIA

acroparaesthesia
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baresthesia
basal anaesthesia
cenesthesia
coenesthesia
cryptaesthesia
cryptesthesia
dysthesia
epidural anaesthesia
general anaesthesia
hypaesthesia
kinaesthesia
local anaesthesia
panaesthesia
parrhesia
pseudaesthesia
somaesthesia
spinal anaesthesia
telaesthesia
thermaesthesia

Synonyms and antonyms of synesthesia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «synesthesia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYNESTHESIA

Find out the translation of synesthesia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of synesthesia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «synesthesia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

联觉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sinestesia
570 millions of speakers

English

synesthesia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

synesthesia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محاسة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

синестезия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sinestesia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

synesthesia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

synesthésie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sinestesia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Synästhesie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

共感覚
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공감각
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sinesthesia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

synesthesia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இருவேறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिन्थेस्थेसिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

synesthesia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sinestesia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

synestezja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

синестезія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sinestezia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συναισθησία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

synesthesia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

synesthesia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

synestesi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of synesthesia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYNESTHESIA»

The term «synesthesia» is regularly used and occupies the 81.587 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SYNESTHESIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about synesthesia

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2 QUOTES WITH «SYNESTHESIA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word synesthesia.
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James Geary
Metaphor creates a kind of conceptual synesthesia, in which we understand one concept in the context of another.
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Dev Hynes
I was 13 years old at music school talking to my teacher. I can't quite remember what it was I was trying to describe, but I do remember my music teacher saying to me, 'Do you have synesthesia?' In hindsight, it seems a little presumptuous of her to think a little boy in Essex would know what synesthesia was.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYNESTHESIA»

Discover the use of synesthesia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to synesthesia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Synesthesia: A Union of the Senses
A biologically oriented introduction to synesthesia by the leading authority on the subject.
Richard E. Cytowic, 2002
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Synesthesia : Perspectives from Cognitive Neuroscience: ...
This book will be important reading for any scientist interested in brain and mind, not to mention synesthetes themselves, and others who might be wondering what all the fuss is about.
Lynn C. Robertson Department of Psychology University of California at Berkeley, Noam Sagiv Research Fellow University College London, 2004
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Wednesday is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia
How the extraordinary multisensory phenomenon of synesthesia has changed our traditional view of the brain.
Richard E. Cytowic, David Eagleman, 2009
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The Hidden Sense: Synesthesia in Art and Science
Science.
Cretien van Campen, 2010
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Oxford Handbook of Synesthesia
The Oxford Handbook of Synesthesia brings together this body of knowledge into one definitive handbook, to provide a broad overview of the field.
Julia Simner, Edward M. Hubbard, 2013
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The Frog Who Croaked Blue: Synesthesia and the Mixing of the ...
Everyone will be closely acquainted with a few people who have synesthesia but you may not yet know who they are because, until very recently, it was largely hidden and unknown.
Jamie Ward, 2009
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Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens: How Synesthetes Color ...
Journalist Patricia Lynne Duffy draws from her own struggles and breakthroughs with synesthesia to help us better understand the condition, while describing some of the major theories surrounding it.
Patricia Lynne Duffy, 2011
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Synesthesia and the Arts
This study explores the relationship between synesthesia--the experience of a sensation in one perceptual domain triggering a sensation in another perceptual domain--and the arts (including painting, photography, music and literature).
Dani Cavallaro, 2013
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Exploring the Role of Visual Selective Attention in Synesthesia
Individuals with grapheme-color synesthesia perceive colors, called concurrents, when processing alphanumeric stimuli.
Amy L. Ramos, 2006
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A Mango-Shaped Space
Thirteen-year-old Mia Winchell has a secret: sounds, numbers, and words appear to her in color.
Wendy Mass, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYNESTHESIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term synesthesia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Doctor's rare condition lets him feel his patients' pain
The ability to experience several senses together creating a unique, compounded experience is referred to as synesthesia. It's believed to affect about one to ... «CBS News, Jul 15»
2
'The most vibrant colors are vowels': Synesthesia expert coming to …
Synesthesia is now accepted in the scientific community as an actual phenomenon, instead of just as evidence of an intense imagination or mental illness. «Bangor Daily News, Jun 15»
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Do You Have Synesthesia?
People with synesthesia (also known as “synesthetes”) have sensations like the rest of us, but also experience another sensation at the same time, says Daphne ... «Yahoo Canada Shine On, Apr 15»
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Is Synesthesia A Brain Disorder?
In a provocative review paper just published, French neuroscientists Jean-Michel Hupé and Michel Dojat question the assumption that synesthesia is a ... «Discover Magazine, Apr 15»
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New textures: An artist with synesthesia has put Radiohead, Glass …
Melissa S McCracken is an artist with the neurological phenomenon synesthesia, wherein she has the ability to associate music with specific colours. When she ... «DIY Magazine, Apr 15»
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Inside Synesthesia: Closer Connections Between Brain Regions …
Around one percent of the general population experiences synesthesia — a condition which causes a unique perception of the world that is, for the most part, ... «Medical Daily, Apr 15»
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Do You 'Taste' Colors? Take This Online Test to Find Out If You …
People with the condition known as synesthesia, which affects a small percentage of the population, have senses that are blended, or that come together. «TheBlaze.com, Mar 15»
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Here's the test you can take to find out if you have synesthesia
My synesthesia, as the condition is called, applies to months, too. Take September, for instance, a month that is wreathed (at least in my mind) in burnt sienna. «Business Insider, Mar 15»
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I took a test to find out if I have synesthesia, and what I learned could …
My synesthesia applies to months, too. Take September, for instance, a month that is wreathed (at least in my mind) in burnt sienna. December, the month I was ... «Business Insider, Mar 15»
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Lots of Cases of Synesthesia Are Based on Alphabet Magnets
Although the first description of synesthesia dates back to ancient Greece, researchers still don't know what causes some people to perceive two senses at the ... «Discover Magazine, Mar 15»

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