auroral

[aw-rawr-uh l, aw-rohr-, uh-rawr-, uh-rohr-]

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adjective

of or like the dawn.
pertaining to the aurora borealis or aurora australis.

Origin of auroral

First recorded in 1545–55; auror(a) + -al¹

Related formsau·ro·ral·ly, adverb

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Related Words for auroral

golden, glistening, vivid, brilliant, shimmering, radiant, sunny, dazzling, blazing, sparkling, luminous, shiny, intense, flashing, silvery, ablaze, alight, argent, beaming, burning

Examples from the Web for auroral

Historical Examples of auroral

Nevertheless, Maunder says that this thing had no relation to auroral phenomena.
The Book of the Damned
Charles Fort
Color said to have been the same as that of the auroral glow in the north.
The Book of the Damned
Charles Fort
You are all colour of dawn, auroral, colour of tender fires.
Little Novels of Italy
Maurice Henry Hewlett
The Burneys, however, can do no more for us than shed that auroral dew.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920
Various
But hark the herald of the sun, the auroral wind, softly trumpeting his approach!
Lilith
George MacDonald

Word Origin and History for auroral

adj.

1550s, "pertaining to dawn," from aurora + -al (1). Meaning "of the color of dawn" is from 1827; "of the aurora" from 1828.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper