Definition of aesthesis Aesthesis

aes•the•sis

We found 3 definitions of aesthesis from 3 different sources.

What does aesthesis mean?

Noun
aesthesis - an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch"
		sensation, esthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
		perception the process of perceiving
		limen, threshold the smallest detectable sensation
		masking the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation; "he studied auditory masking by pure tones"
		visual sensation, vision the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light"
		olfactory perception, olfactory sensation, odor, odour, smell the act of perceiving the odor of something
		gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste perception, taste sensation, taste a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting"
		auditory sensation, sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"