aura
- a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere: an aura of respectability; an aura of friendliness.
- a subtly pervasive quality or atmosphere seen as emanating from a person, place, or thing.
- Pathology. a sensation, as of lights or a current of warm or cold air, preceding an attack of migraine or epilepsy.
Origin of aura
Aura
- a companion of Artemis who bore twins to Dionysus. Zeus changed her into a spring because, in a fit of madness, she had killed one of her children.
Related Words for aura
atmosphere, semblance, tone, mood, scent, aspect, ambience, feeling, quality, feel, appearance, suggestion, background, emanationExamples from the Web for aura
Contemporary Examples of aura
Most of the Atari employees I saw projected an aura of almost delirious bliss.
It gives them all aura, a collective power, an almost animal force.
He was, in fact, of average height, but he had an aura like a pope or a head of state.
That decision provided an aura of authority that attracted new recruits and seemed to pay off in the short term.
His aura was calm, and his being exuded a subtle spiritual magnetism.
When Gary Wright Met George Harrison: Dream Weaver, John and Yoko, and MoreGary Wright
September 29, 2014
Historical Examples of aura
"Lee—over there—" Aura's whispered words were drab with horror.
The World BeyondRaymond King Cummings
Trembling, Lee stood up, with the mute, white-faced Aura clinging to him.
The World BeyondRaymond King Cummings
He called back, "Aura—you stay where you are—you hide, until it's over—"
The World BeyondRaymond King Cummings
Luckily it was Helen's aura, not mine, and she had to chaperone it and do the politenesses.
Howards EndE. M. Forster
When I talked about scrubbing my aura, I was only trying to be funny.
Howards EndE. M. Forster
aura
- a distinctive air or quality considered to be characteristic of a person or thing
- any invisible emanation, such as a scent or odour
- pathol strange sensations, such as noises in the ears or flashes of light, that immediately precede an attack, esp of epilepsy
- (in parapsychology) an invisible emanation produced by and surrounding a person or object: alleged to be discernible by individuals of supernormal sensibility
Word Origin for aura
Word Origin and History for aura
1870 in spiritualism, "subtle emanation around living beings;" earlier "characteristic impression" made by a personality (1859), earlier still "gentle breeze" (late 14c.), from Latin aura "breeze, wind, air," from Greek aura "breath, breeze," from PIE root *awer- (see air (n.1)).
aura
(ôr′ə)- A sensation, as of a cold breeze or a bright light, that precedes the onset of certain disorders, such as an epileptic seizure or an attack of migraine.