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sensation vs synesthesia

synesthesia vs sensation

sensation and synesthesia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sensation Yes No No No
synesthesia Yes No No No
As nouns, synesthesia is a hyponym of sensation; that is, synesthesia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sensation:
  • sensation: an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
  • synesthesia: 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, synaesthesia, subception, subliminal perception.
sensation (noun) synesthesia (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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