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aesthesia

/ˌɛsˈθi.ʒə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aes-the-sia
IPA
/ˌɛsˈθi.ʒə/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to perceive sensations.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɛsˈθi.ʒə/
  • British English: /ˌiːsˈθiːz.i.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

aesthesias (plural) esthesia (alternative) æsthesia (alternative)

Derived Forms

acroaesthesia cryptaesthesia hyperaesthesia hypoaesthesia pseudaesthesia

Frequently Paired Words

anesthesia cryesthesia synaesthesia telesthesia algesia analgesia pseudaesthesia

Synonyms

sensibility esthesia

Antonyms

anaesthesia

Questions

How do you pronounce aesthesia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛsˈθi.ʒə/.
What does aesthesia mean?
The ability to perceive sensations.
Where does aesthesia come 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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