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auratic

UK/ɔːˈɹætɪk/US/oɹˈætɪk/

auratic adjective: resembling an aura.

Adjective

auratic (comparative more auratic, superlative most auratic)

  1. Resembling an aura.
    • The dividing-line between auratic and non-auratic art by no means coincides with that between authentic art and the administered, degraded art of the culture industry.1984, Theodor W. Adorno, Aesthetic Theory, page 429

Forms of auratic

comparativemore auratic
superlativemost auratic

Origin of auratic

Probably borrowed circa 1930 from German auratisch, as used in the letters of Walter Benjamin, from Italian auratico.

Questions about auratic

What does auratic mean?
Auratic means resembling an aura.
What part of speech is auratic?
Auratic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce auratic?
Auratic is pronounced /ɔːˈɹætɪk/ (UK).

Words near auratic in the dictionary

  1. aurasperone
  2. aurasperones
  3. aurate
  4. aurated
  5. aurates
  6. auratic
  7. Auray
  8. Aurdal
  9. aureate
  10. aureation
  11. aureations

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