somesthesia

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations
  2. noun the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs

Synonyms

somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
perception
Narrower (hyponyms)
feeling, pain, prickling, temperature, pressure

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