👉 In the context of linguistics and cognitive science, a polysensuousness is a type of linguistic feature that refers to the ability of a word or phrase to evoke multiple senses in a reader. This can be seen as a kind of "multisensory" quality, where different mental processes are involved when someone reads or uses a word. For example, if we consider the verb "to read," it could have polysensuous qualities that enable readers to perceive not just the action of reading
