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synaesthetic

synaesthetic adjective: experiencing synaesthesia; describing a synaesthete.

Adjective

synaesthetic (comparative more synaesthetic, superlative most synaesthetic)

  1. experiencing synaesthesia; describing a synaesthete.
    • Liz said that her name looks yellow, so I assume she’s synaesthetic.
  2. Pertaining to synaesthesia.
    • One of the most common synaesthetic effects is to perceive each letter as having a colour.
    • Wherever he was, whatever he was doing, he found himself suddenly accosted by some kind of synaesthetic fixation with the woman: hearing the colour of her hair in the mosque, smelling the touch of her hand on the tube, tasting her smile while innocently walking the streets.2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Penguin Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 22

Forms of synaesthetic

comparativemore synaesthetic
superlativemost synaesthetic
alternative formsynæsthetic
alternative formsynesthetic

Words formed from synaesthetic

Questions about synaesthetic

What does synaesthetic mean?
Synaesthetic means experiencing synaesthesia; describing a synaesthete.
What part of speech is synaesthetic?
Synaesthetic is an adjective.

Words near synaesthetic in the dictionary

  1. synaesthesia
  2. synaesthesiae
  3. synaesthesias
  4. synaesthete
  5. synaesthetes
  6. synaesthetic
  7. synaesthetically
  8. synagog
  9. Synagog of Satan
  10. synagogal
  11. synagogally

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