Meanings
nounaesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural aesthesias)
plural aesthesias · alternative esthesia · alternative æsthesia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe ability to perceive sensations.
Opposite
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewis-dʰh₁
- Proto-Hellenic*awistʰomai
- Ancient Greekαἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai)
- Ancient Greekαἴσθησις (aísthēsis)
- Englishaesthesia
From Ancient Greek αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception, sensing”) + English -ia.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian възприятие
- възприятие (văzprijatie)ability to perceive sensations
Catalan estèsia
- estèsiaability to perceive sensations
Finnish aistimiskyky
- aistimiskykyability to perceive sensations
French esthésie
- esthésieability to perceive sensations
Portuguese estesia
- estesiaability to perceive sensations
Russian восприя́тие
- восприя́тие (vosprijátije)ability to perceive sensations
Cite this entry
APA
aesthesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aesthesia
MLA
“aesthesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aesthesia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aesthesia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aesthesia.
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