sensation vs synaesthesia

synaesthesia vs sensation

sensation and synaesthesia both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sensation	Yes	No	No	No
synaesthesia	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, synaesthesia is a hyponym of sensation; that is, synaesthesia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sensation:

sensation: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
synaesthesia: a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated

Other hyponyms of sensation include limen, threshold, masking, vision, visual sensation, odor, odour, olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, smell, gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation, auditory sensation, sound, synesthesia, subception, subliminal perception.

sensation (noun)	synaesthesia (noun)
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation	a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
a general feeling of excitement and heightened interest
someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
a state of widespread public excitement and interest

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