aura
[ awr-uh ]
/ ˈɔr ə /
noun, plural au·ras or for 3, au·rae [awr-ee] /ˈɔr i/.
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.
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atmosphere, semblance, tone, mood, scent, aspect, ambience, feeling, quality, feel, appearance, suggestion, background, emanation
Nearby words
- auntie,
- auntie man,
- auntie-ji,
- aunty,
- aur-,
- aurae,
- aural,
- aural-oral,
- aurally,
- auramine
Origin of aura
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek: breath (of air)
Definition for aura (2 of 2)
Aura
[ awr-uh ]
/ ˈɔr ə /
noun Classical Mythology.
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for aura
aura
/ (ˈɔːrə) /
noun plural auras or aurae (ˈɔːriː)
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
C18: via Latin from Greek: breeze
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Word Origin and History for aura
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)).
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Medicine definitions for aura
aura
[ ôr′ə ]
n. pl. au•ras
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.
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