synesthesia
noun
syn·es·the·sia
ˌsi-nəs-ˈthē-zh(ē-)ə 
1
: a concomitant sensation
especially
: a subjective sensation or image of a sense (as of color) other than the one (as of sound) being stimulated
2
: the condition marked by the experience of such sensations
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Speaking of Lego as a medium, watching the movie I was struck by how that sort of fed into Pharrell’s synesthesia.
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Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024
The synesthesia scene was crucial in conveying Williams’ childlike innocence and sense of wonder.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
Emily Makowski, a copy editor at Scientific American, describes her ticker-tape synesthesia—the fascinating brain process whereby spoken words run across the mind’s eye like closed captioning.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2024
And then there’s Lena Leonard (Emily Watson), who looks at Barry and sees a harmony, her desire setting off a love story where the senses blur together like the whole film has been touched by synesthesia.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
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Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024
The synesthesia scene was crucial in conveying Williams’ childlike innocence and sense of wonder.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
Emily Makowski, a copy editor at Scientific American, describes her ticker-tape synesthesia—the fascinating brain process whereby spoken words run across the mind’s eye like closed captioning.
—Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2024
And then there’s Lena Leonard (Emily Watson), who looks at Barry and sees a harmony, her desire setting off a love story where the senses blur together like the whole film has been touched by synesthesia.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Synesthesia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synesthesia. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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synesthesia
noun
syn·es·the·sia
variants
or chiefly British synaesthesia
: a concomitant sensation and especially a subjective sensation or image of a sense (as of color) other than the one (as of sound) being stimulated
also
: the condition marked by the experience of such sensations
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