phonaesthesia
Any correspondence between the sound of a word and its meaningAny correspondence between the sound of a word and its meaning; examples include onomatopoeia and the use of phonesthemes.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Any correspondence between the sound of a word and its meaning; examples include onomatopoeia and the use of phonesthemes.
Origin
Apparently coined by British linguist John Rupert Firth. From phon- + -aesthesia.Apparently coined by British linguist John Rupert Firth. From phon- + -aesthesia.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsRelatedideophone
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable