auras

Noun

aura (countable and uncountable, plural aurae or auræ or auras)

1. A subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour.
   • Clare had studied the curves of those lips so many times that he could reproduce them mentally with ease: and now, as they again confronted him, clothed with colour and life, they sent an aura over his flesh, a breeze through his nerves, which well nigh produced a qualm; and actually produced, by...1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented […], volume II, London: James R[ipley] Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., […], →OCLC, phase the third (The Rally), page 38
2. (figuratively, of) A distinctive atmosphere or quality surrounding or associated with something or someone.
   • This place has an aura of 19th century Paris.

   Synonyms:

   air, feeling, mood, spirit, vibe

3. (also) A supposed emanation from and surrounding a living person or thing, regarded by mystics as consisting of the essence of the individual.
   • Enough then, that I not only recognised my natural body from the mere aura and effulgence of certain of the powers that made up my spirit, […].1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC
4. (Internet, uncountable) The charisma or suave excellence of a person, especially implying their vibe or energy.
   • Near-synonym: rizz

   Synonyms:

   rizz

5. A subjective sensation experienced at the onset of a neurological condition, especially a migraine headache or epileptic seizure.
6. A surrounding.
   • It was not the kind of face he had expected to see at all. It was young, smooth-skinned, heart-shaped, surrounded by an aura of vivid titian hair that coiled luxuriantly.1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 80

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