synaesthetic en · ADJ
Meanings
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(of a person) experiencing synaesthesia; describing a synaesthete.
Liz said that her name looks yellow, so I assume she’s synaesthetic.
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Pertaining to synaesthesia.
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:One of the most common synaesthetic effects is to perceive each letter as having a colour.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more synaesthetic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| synæsthetic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| synesthetic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most synaesthetic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
synaesthetically · nonsynaesthetic
Translations (4)
ru синестети́ческий (pertaining to synaesthesia or a person experiencing it) · de synästhetisch (pertaining to synaesthesia or a person experiencing it) · pt sinestético (pertaining to synaesthesia or a person experiencing it) · pt sinestésico (pertaining to synaesthesia or a person experiencing it)