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See Aura

English

Etymology

From (aura) " breeze, soft wind", from (aēr) "air".

Pronunciation


Noun

  1. The distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something.
  2. An invisible force surrounding a living creature.
  3. An inner or special power/energy mentioned of in graphic novels (manga) Ex: In the Manga/Anime series Yu Yu Hakusho, the amount of power someone has is measured by their Aura
  4. The perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache.
  5. The telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure.


Synonyms


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Finnish

Pronunciation


Etymology 1

From earlier *atra < *arthra, borrowed from a language, compare Old Norse arðr.

Noun

  1. plough


Derived terms


Etymology 2

#Latin|aura.

Noun

  1. #English|aura


Anagrams


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French

Etymology 1

Noun

aura

  1. aura#English|aura


Etymology 2

Verb

aura

  1. third-person singular simple future of avoir


Category:Greek derivations Category:French nouns Category:French verb forms

et:aura fr:aura io:aura id:aura is:aura it:aura la:aura nl:aura ja:aura pl:aura ru:aura fi:aura ta:aura vi:aura tr:aura zh:aura

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Aura \Au"ra\, n.; pl. Aur[ae]. [L. aura air, akin to Gr. ?.]
1. Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation
from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the
blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of
flowers, etc.
[1913 Webster]

2. (Med.) The peculiar sensation, as of a light vapor, or
cold air, rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head,
a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics.
[1913 Webster]

Electric aura, a supposed electric fluid, emanating from an
electrified body, and forming a mass surrounding it,
called the electric atmosphere. See Atmosphere, 2.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet aura
n 1: a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that
precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a
migraine attack or epileptic seizure
2: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a
saint [syn: aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole]
3: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or
thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected
air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's
headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" [syn: air,
atmosphere]
[also: aurae (pl)]
Moby Dictionary
air , ambiance , ambience , anthelion , antisun , appearance , aroma ,
aspect , atmosphere , aureole , blaze of glory , brilliance ,
brilliancy , character , charisma , circle , climate , corona ,
countersun , ectoplasm , ectoplasy , effluvium , emanation , envelope ,
exteriorized protoplasm , feel , feeling , glamour , glory , halo ,
illustriousness , lunar corona , lunar halo , luster , magic , milieu ,
mock moon , mock sun , mood , moon dog , mystique , nimbus , note ,
numinousness , odor , overtone , paraselene , parhelic circle ,
parhelion , quality , radiance , rainbow , resplendence , resplendency ,
ring , semblance , sense , solar corona , solar halo , spirit , splendor ,
suggestion , sun dog , tone , undertone


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