aural

¹

[ awr-uhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing.

aural

²

[ awr-uhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to an aura.

aural

¹

/ ˈɔːrəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to an aura

aural

²

/ ˈɔːrəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the sense or organs of hearing; auricular

Derived Forms

• ˈaurally, adverb

Other Words From

• au·ral·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of aural¹

First recorded in 1840–50; from Latin aur(is) “the ear” + -al ¹

Origin of aural²

First recorded in 1865–70; aur(a) + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of aural¹

C19: from Latin auris ear

Example Sentences

We momentarily revel in the peace until it starts up again or is replaced by the next aural annoyance.

From Nautilus

The “Re-re-re” riff they come up with—springing off their nickname for their sister as well as the first syllable of the song’s title—is the perfectly chosen accessory, the aural equivalent of the handbag that completes the look.

From Time

While I haven’t had the opportunity to test out the maximum power of multiples via PartyBoost, pairing with a friend’s JBL Flip 5 took less than a minute and I appreciated the opportunity for aural improvement.

From Popular-Science

The aural accompaniment to a Wolf Trap stroll is one of several versions of Reid’s real-life soundtrack, whose other editions can be heard in New York’s Central Park, Los Angeles’s Griffith Park and additional sylvan locations.

From Washington Post

By keeping conversations and other aural disturbances from traveling and bouncing around the room, these tactics also make it easier for all sorts of students and workers to focus.

From Popular-Science

But damn, the music is catchy—a neo-soul aural assault of horns, electro swirls, yelps, funky basslines, and harmonized vocals.

From The Daily Beast

If your ears are tired of slick auto-tuned vocals, pick up this disk for an aural detox.

From The Daily Beast

Tonya Jone Miller, who describes herself as an “aural courtesan,” has run the Bay City Blues sex-line for nine years.

From The Daily Beast

How a Dutch social-media star and her strange aural stimuli helped combat my chronic insomnia.

From The Daily Beast

The biggest problem with lifestyle-driven music criticism is that it poisons our aural culture.

From The Daily Beast

The results were not: the nerve was directly stimulated, producing aural and visual hallucinations.

From Project Gutenberg

The sense of hearing is extremely acute, and the tympanum is large, although externally there is no aural development.

From Project Gutenberg

The aural deformities that fall under the head of stigmata, or have been classed as such, affect all portions of the external ear.

From Project Gutenberg

The chief use of an ear probe in aural work was to instil liquids into the ear.

From Project Gutenberg

Auricular tubes adapted to be applied to the ears and concealed by the hair, and other forms of aural instruments, were devised.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• audiovisual
• auditory
• neural
• neurological
• olfactory
• sensual
• sonic
• tactile
• visual