Dictionary

aesthesia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌiːsˈθiːz.i.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌəsˈθiːz.i.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation, nonstandard)
• /ˌɛsˈθi.ʒə/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌəsˈθi.ʒə/ (General-American)
• /ˌiːsˈθiːʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌɛsˈθi.ʒi.ə/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis-dʰh₁ Proto-Hellenic *awistʰomai Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek αἴσθησις (aísthēsis) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English aesthesia From Ancient Greek αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception, sensing”) + English -ia.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The ability to perceive sensations.

Forms

Antonyms

anaesthesia

Coordinates

pseudaesthesia

Deriveds

hyperaesthesia · hypoaesthesia · pseudaesthesia · acroaesthesia · cryptaesthesia

Relateds

cryesthesia · analgesia · algesia · anesthesia · synaesthesia · telesthesia

Translations (6)

ca estèsia (ability to perceive sensations) · bg възприятие (ability to perceive sensations) · fr esthésie (ability to perceive sensations) · fi aistimiskyky (ability to perceive sensations) · ru восприя́тие (ability to perceive sensations) · pt estesia (ability to perceive sensations)