synaesthetic
See also: synæsthetic
English
editAlternative forms
edit- synæsthetic
- synesthetic (U.S.)
Adjective
editsynaesthetic (comparative more synaesthetic, superlative most synaesthetic)
- (of a person) experiencing synaesthesia; describing a synaesthete.
- Liz said that her name looks yellow, so I assume she’s synaesthetic.
- Pertaining to synaesthesia.
- One of the most common synaesthetic effects is to perceive each letter as having a colour.
- 2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Penguin Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 22:
- 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.
Translations
editpertaining to synaesthesia or a person experiencing it
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