synaesthesia

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Noun — A neurological condition in which stimulating one sense automatically triggers an experience in another sense.

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The neurological sense is used in scientific and medical writing, while the second sense belongs to literary criticism.

The word derives from Ancient Greek elements meaning together and sensation, and was formed on the model of the word anaesthesia.

What is synaesthesia?

It is a phenomenon, either neurological or artistic, in which one type of sensory experience triggers or is described through another.

Is synaesthesia a real medical condition?

Yes, in neurology and psychology it refers to a genuine phenomenon where a sensory stimulus triggers a second, unrelated sensation.

How is synaesthesia used in literature?

Writers use it as a device to describe one sense in terms of another, such as describing a sound as having a colour.