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synesis

UK/ˈsɪnɪsɪs/US/ˈsɪnəsəs/

synesis noun: a grammatical construction in which a word takes the gender or number not of the word with which it should regularly agree, but of some other implied word.

Noun

synesis (usually uncountable, plural syneses)

  1. (usually) A grammatical construction in which a word takes the gender or number not of the word with which it should regularly agree, but of some other implied word.
  2. (usually) The faculty of good judgment or comprehension, passive intelligence.

Synonyms of synesis

Forms of synesis

pluralsyneses

Origin of synesis

Ancient Greek σύνεσις (súnesis, “unification, meeting, intelligence”).

Questions about synesis

What does synesis mean?
Synesis means a grammatical construction in which a word takes the gender or number not of the word with which it should regularly agree, but of some other implied word.
What part of speech is synesis?
Synesis is a noun.
How do you pronounce synesis?
Synesis is pronounced /ˈsɪnɪsɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of synesis?
The plural of synesis is syneses.

Words near synesis in the dictionary

  1. synergy
  2. synerize
  3. syneruptive
  4. syneruptively
  5. syneses
  6. synesis
  7. synesthesia
  8. synesthesiac
  9. synesthesiacs
  10. synesthesias
  11. synesthete

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