synesthesia 

A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color.

NOT an illness like schizophrenia, just a neurological condition.

I am a synesthete, and I taste words.

synesthesia by Amelia April 4, 2004

synesthesia 

A condition where real information from one sense is joined with false perceptions from other senses. People with this condition can "see" sound, or "smell" colors, etc. The experience varies from person to person. One synesthetic may have a solid color overlaying their vision, corresponding to pitch and volume; another may see different colors for different letters (K is always red, C is always blue for example). Synesthesia is often experienced when taking high doses of LSD; the likelihood of this effect appears to directly correlate to dosage.

Synesthetics often become composers or musicians; their unique ability to visualize sound is a distinct advantage.

synesthesia by progamer124 March 18, 2004

Synesthesia 

A condition which causes the senses to be crossed wired. For example: numbers, letters, words, music can all have colors, shapes, personalities, feelings. The equivalent of being born on LSD. Introverts are more likely to have it than extroverts.

Because of synesthesia; the number 4694 looks like beautiful fall colors to me.

Synesthesia by Dr. Meh August 5, 2012

synesthesia 

Synesthesia is a condition in which people have difficulty distinguishing between various sensory inputs.

this circle smells red

synesthesia by dude March 8, 2004

Synaesthesia 

Synaesthesia (also spelled synesthesia) is the neurological mixing of the senses. A synaesthete may, for example, hear colors, see sounds, and taste tactile sensations. Although this may happen in a person who has autism, it is by no means exclusive to autists. Synaesthesia is a common effect of some hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD or mescaline.

Synaesthetes often experience correspondences between the shades of color, tones of sounds, and intensities of tastes that provoke alternate sensations. For instance, a synaesthete may see a more intense red as the pitch of a sound gets higher, or a smoother surface might make one taste a sweeter taste. These experiences are not metaphorical or merely associations; rather, they are involuntary and are consistent throughout life, although some young synaesthetes seem to lose their ability by or during adulthood.

Synaesthesia can even occur when one of the senses no longer functions properly, e.g., a person who can see colours when words are spoken can still see the colours if he becomes blind in later life.

Two of the most common forms of synaesthesia are seeing sound or seeing letters and numbers in color.

Richard Cytowic wrote a pop-psych book about this condition entitled The Man Who Tasted Shapes.

In synaesthesia's most common form (Grapheme-color synaenesthesia), individual letters of the alphabet, as well as numbers, are "shaded" or "tinged" with a color. The alphabet color pattern is different for every individual. Many synaesthetes report that they were unaware their abilities were special or unusual until they realized other people didn't have them

'A' can appear to be bright yellow and 'M' can be a crimson, deep red color. Also objects like a chair can have personality and music can have taste. Depends on what type of Synaesthesia you have, you experience things differently.

Nick Carraway, the narrator of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, recounts "yellow cocktail music" playing at one of Gatsby's parties.

Ludwig van Beethoven considered B minor to be "the black key," and Franz Schubert viewed E minor as like "a maiden robed in white and with a rose-red bow on her breast." In such cases of long-dead people, it is difficult to tell whether they were describing their synesthesia or using figures of speech.

Synaesthesia by -Tina- July 10, 2005

synasthaesia 

also synesthesia and synaesthesia
Synasthaesia is a word used to describe the mingling of two or more senses. Usuall brought on by a hallucinogenic substance.

Duuude, when I took that four-way-windowpane and listened to Jimmy Hendricks, I TASTED the color purple.

synasthaesia by ebony luvr July 11, 2003

Synthesian 

A person who learns piano songs from synthesia tutorials. These people usually can't read notes because they're too lazy to learn them.

Musician? More like Synthesian, haha!

Synthesian by Espaussitous April 3, 2021