Meanings (ES + gloss)
sinestesia
A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation.
M. [Théodore] Flournoy includes all the phenomena of "Colored Hearing" and of "Mental Forms" under the convenient and adequate name Synæsthesia—in place of which, to be sure, he hi…
Probably in all of us, though in some men much more distinctly than in others, there exist certain synæsthesiæ or concomitances of sense-impression, which are at any rate not depen…
sinestesia
A literary or artistic device whereby one kind of sensation is described in the terms of another.
Linking moods with colours is one example of synaesthesia. […] As a tool for improving writing, the idea of synaesthesia is versatile and innovative. Why use only visual references…
[I]t may be stated that the concept of synaesthesia is instrumental for understanding music videos, since videos are based on the soundtrack's visual associations. Yet to discuss a…
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