synaesthete

Someone who can taste and see music, man...

The synaesthete says the A-chord tastes bitter.

synaesthete by Pat Connolly May 13, 2005

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

synaesthesia 

An awesome techno song produced by the Thrillseekers.

"If you need emotion
would you show devotion
or will you fly and fly away?"

synaesthesia by lamborghini owner September 13, 2005

synaesthesia 

A medical condition where one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another

example:when you hear a sound the mind produces the visualization of a color to go along with the sound.

synaesthesia by jthmfreaker January 31, 2004

Synesthete 

Synesthete (Syn) is the sweetest girl you could ever meet. She may think she is annoying but is not. She is the type of girl to kill short hair but also can rock it long. She is all around everyone's dream girl.

Hey do you know Syn Synesthete, she is very sweet

Synesthete by Big boi 6996 September 16, 2019

The Synesthetes 

A nonprofit founded in 2019 aimed at educating the Vietnamese youth and giving them opportunities to have a better future.

The Synesthetes is such an amazing non-profit!

I heard the members of The Synesthetes are teaching students in the countryside every weekend!

The Synesthetes by Chicken sausage November 11, 2020

synaesthetic 

relating to synesthesia in a pleasant and enjoyable way.

The word “vicarious” is synaesthetic; it looks like a sunset to me.

synaesthetic by coollittleguy December 9, 2022