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aesthesia.

The ability to perceive sensations.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌiːsˈθiːz.i.ə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌiːsˈθiːʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌəsˈθiːz.i.ə/Received-Pronunciation, nonstandard/ˌɛsˈθi.ʒə/General-American
  1. The ability to perceive sensations.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewis-dʰh₁ Proto-Hellenic *awistʰomai Ancient Greek αἰσθάνομαι (aisthánomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek αἴσθησις (aísthēsis) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English aesthesia From Ancient Greek αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception, sensing”) + English -ia.

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