synesis

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UK, US/ˈsɪnɪsɪs/US/ˈsɪnəsəs/

noun

A grammatical construction in which a word takes the gender or number not of the word with which it should regularly agree, but of some other implied word.

Similar
constructio ad sensum
OriginAncient Greek σύνεσις →
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Meanings

nounsynesis (usually uncountable, plural syneses)

plural syneses

  1. uncountableusuallygrammarA grammatical construction in which a word takes the gender or number not of the word with which it should regularly agree, but of some other implied word.

    Synonyms: constructio ad sensum

  2. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesThe faculty of good judgment or comprehension, passive intelligence.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA grammatical construction in which a word takes the gender or number not of the word with which it should regularly agree, but of some other implied word.

Similar
constructio ad sensum
Also see
constructio ad sensum

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσύνεσις“unification, meeting, intelligence”
  2. Englishsynesis

Ancient Greek σύνεσις (súnesis, “unification, meeting, intelligence”).

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Translations

German Synesis
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Cite this entry
APA

synesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synesis

MLA

“synesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synesis.

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