Word: synaesthesia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: syn
aes
the
sia
Definition: A literary or artistic device whereby one kind of sensation is described in the terms of another.
Morphemes:
Affix: syn-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: concomitant; an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
Etymology Compounds: Affix: συν-
Language: grc
Decoded: sun-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: with, together, co-, syn-
Affix: aesthesia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The ability to perceive sensations.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: αἴσθησις
Language: grc
Decoded: aisthesis
Meaning: perception, sensing
Affix: -ia
Language: en
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in forming plurals of nouns in -ium and -ion.