Have you ever heard someone say "He's a very visual person"? or "She's an auditory woman"?
When we say these kinds of things about people we mean that that's how they represent their reality through language. We can find out what type of person you're listening to by paying attention to their predicates.
See my post on Synesthesia and Fuzzy Functions for a better understanding of crossing rep. systems in language.
The predicates we use in our language tell us about our primary representational systems (how we perceive our reality, semantically), and we can match other peoples predicates to establish and build rapport, which builds trust, understanding and empathy. For this reason it is important to have a wide vocabulary of these kinds of words, so that when the time comes you can match a persons language patterns.Below are Visual, Auditory, Kinaesthetic, Olfactory and Gustatory verbs, nouns, adjectives, and some antonyms.
Listen to when people use them, and listen for what type they use more than others - this is their primary representation system.
Visual
see
detect
examine
identify
look
look at
notice
observe
recognize
regard
spot
view
watch
witness
beam
behold
clock
contemplate
descry
discern
distinguish
espy
eye
flash
gape
gawk
gaze
glare
glimpse
heed
inspect
mark
mind
note
peek
peep
peer
peg
penetrate
pierce
remark
scan
scope
scrutinize
sight
spy
stare
survey
be apprised of
catch a glimpse of
catch sight of
get a load of
lay eyes on
make out
pay attention
Antonyms for see
disbelieve
disregard
ignore
miss
neglect
overlook
pass by
forget
look away
behold
catch
consider
contemplate
descry
discern
distinguish
earmark
eye
eyeball
feast one's eyes
flash
lay eyes on
note
notice
observe
perceive
regard
scan
see
spot
spy
survey
view
watch
witness
Auditory
auditory
audible
aural
audile
auditive
acoustic
auricular
otic
sound
audile
audio
auditory
aural
hearing
phonic
audition
auditory
auditory range
detecting
distinguishing
ear
earshot
effect
extent
faculty
hearing distance
listening
perception
range
reach
recording
sense
attend
get
listen
overhear
pick up
read
apprehend
auscultate
catch
descry
devour
eavesdrop
hark
hearken
heed
strain
be all ears
become aware
get an earful
get wind of
give an audience
to
give attention
give ears
make out
take in
Kinaesthetic
feel
perceive
sense
try
apperceive
caress
clasp
clutch
explore
finger
fondle
frisk
fumble
grapple
grasp
grip
grope
handle
manipulate
maul
palm
palpate
paw
pinch
ply
poke
press
squeeze
test
thumb
tickle
twiddle
wield
run hands over
Antonyms for feel
overlook
give
leave alone
let go
manhandle
release
Olfactory
smell
breathe
detect
inhale
sniff
discover
find
identify
nose
scent
snuff
get a whiff
Gustatory
Synonyms for taste
bite
chew
eat
enjoy
sample
savor
sip
assay
criticize
differentiate
discern
distinguish
lick
nibble
partake
perceive
relish
sense
test
touch
try the flavor of
taste
savor
sapidity
aftertaste
flavor
gout
twang
tang.
gust
relish
smack
tasting
gusto
sapor
smatch
degustation
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