synesthesia

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsɪniːsˈθiːzɪə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sin′əs thē′zhə, -zhē ə, -zē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
syn•es•the•sia  (sin′əs thē′zhə, -zhē ə, -zē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Psychologya 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.
Also, synaesthesia. 
  • Neo-Latin; see syn-, esthesia
  • 1890–95;
syn•es•thete  (sin′əs thēt′),USA pronunciation n.  syn•es•thet•ic  (sin′əs thet′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
synesthesia /ˌsɪniːsˈθiːzɪə/ n
  1. the usual US spelling of synaesthesia
'synesthesia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
synaesthesia - expressive - photism

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