qualia [qua·li·a] plural noun (/ˈkwɑːliə/ or /ˈkweɪliə/); singular form: quale/ˈkwälēə/

In philosophy and certain models of psychology, qualia are defined as individual instances of subjective, conscious experience. The subjective component of sense perceptions, arising from stimulation of the senses by phenomena.

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The taste of a strawberry · The smell of spiced wine · The warmth of a hot mug · The lingering heat of a chili · The crunch of an almond · The aroma of chocolate · The rumbling of a hungry stomach · The scattering of light across a steaming cup · The blueness of barbecue smoke · The sound of a sizzling pan · The heft of a burrito · The ripeness of cheese · The sourness of a lime · The scent of vanilla · Qualia.