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esthesis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /iːsˈθiː.sɪs/
  • /ɪsˈθiː.sɪs/
  • /ɛsˈθiː.sɪs/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Elemental awareness of sensory stimulation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, psychology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a sensation of touch

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sensation, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: perception

Narrower terms: threshold, limen, masking, vision, visual sensation, smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception, taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception, sound, auditory sensation, synesthesia, synaesthesia

History

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek αἴσθησις (aísthēsis, “perception”).