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SYNESTHETIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does synesthetic mean?
• SYNESTHETIC (adjective)
The adjective SYNESTHETIC has 1 sense:
1. relating to or experiencing synesthesia; involving more than one sense
Familiarity information: SYNESTHETIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relating to or experiencing synesthesia; involving more than one sense
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
synaesthetic; synesthetic
Context example:
synesthetic metaphor
Pertainym:
synesthesia (a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated)
Derivation:
synesthesia (a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated)
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