synaesthete

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noun

A person who experiences synaesthesia.

OriginEnglish aesthete ← Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ksún →
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Meanings

nounsynaesthete (plural synaesthetes)

plural synaesthetes · alternative synæsthete · alternative synesthete

  1. A person who experiences synaesthesia.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  5. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  6. Ancient Greekσῠν- (sŭn-)
  7. Englishsyn-
  8. Englishaesthete
  9. Englishsynaesthete

From syn- + aesthete.

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Translations

Bulgarian синестет
  • синестет (sinestet)person who experiences synaesthesia
Finnish synesteetikko
  • synesteetikkoperson who experiences synaesthesia
Irish sinéistéiseach
  • sinéistéiseachperson who experiences synaesthesia
Spanish sinestético, sinestética
  • sinestéticoperson who experiences synaesthesia
  • sinestéticaperson who experiences synaesthesia
Cite this entry
APA

synaesthete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synaesthete

MLA

“synaesthete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synaesthete. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synaesthete,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synaesthete.

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