aural
/ˈɔːɹəl/US/ˈɔɹəl/
aural adjective: of or pertaining to the ear.
Adjective (1)
aural (comparative more aural, superlative most aural)
- Of or pertaining to the ear.
- The aural surgeon attends Mondays and Thursdays, at half-past one.1853 September 17, “Metropolitan Hospitals & Medical Schools”, in The Lancet, volume 62, number 1568, →DOI, page 268
- Of or pertaining to sound or hearing.
- This is Radio Clash using aural ammunition1981, “This Is Radio Clash”, performed by The Clash
- The meaning of the songs transcended their subject matter; for me they are an aural history that speaks more clearly than any book ever could, not just about dancing and having sex but about being alive in the late '70s.1989 December 10, Andrew Miller, “It's That Old Highway I'm Looking For”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 22, page 16
Adjective (2)
aural (comparative more aural, superlative most aural)
aural meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Arabic
aural in Tamil
- செவிக்குரிய, காது சம்பந்தப்பட்ட, செவி சம்பந்தப்பட்ட, செவி, காதினைச் சார்ந்த
aural in Bengali
- কর্ণসংক্রান্ত, শ্রবণ বিষয়ক
aural in Kannada
- ಕಿವಿಯ
aural in Arabic
- of or pertaining to the ear
- أُذُنِيّ ʔuḏuniyy
Synonyms of aural
Forms of aural
| comparative | more aural |
|---|---|
| superlative | most aural |
Origin of aural
From Latin auralis, from auris (“ear”).
From Latin aura (“moving air, breeze, vital air”) + -al.
Words formed from aural
Phrases with aural
Words that rhyme with aural
41 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- circhoral
- circumoral
- corollifloral
- discifloral
- endaural
- endoral
- exosporal
- extrafloral
- extraoral
- fecal-oral
- goral
- horal
- hyperoral
- infraoral
- juxtaoral
- labiatifloral
- loral
- mayoral
- microfloral
- naso-oral
- nasoral
- nonoral
- paroral
- perioral
- peroral
- pharyngo-oral
- poral
- post-oral
- postoral
- pre-oral
- restoral
- roral
- soral
- sporal
- suboral
- supraoral
- thalamifloral
- thesaural
- transoral
- trinaural
- vicar-choral
Questions about aural
- What does aural mean?
- Aural means of or pertaining to the ear.
- What is aural in Tamil?
- Aural in Tamil is செவிக்குரிய, காது சம்பந்தப்பட்ட, செவி சம்பந்தப்பட்ட. See Aural meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is aural?
- Aural is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce aural?
- Aural is pronounced /ˈɔːɹəl/ (UK).
Words near aural in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: aural (page history and authors); aural (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aural (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aural (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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