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auricular

Syllables: au·ric·u·larUK/ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.ə//ɔˈɹɪk.jə.lɚ/

auricular adjective: of or pertaining to the ear.

Adjective

auricular (not comparable)

  1. (relational) Of or pertaining to the ear.
    • […] our performances are pastimes jocular,
      To please the auricular organ and the ocular.1780, Kane O'Hara, “Address to the Audience by Punch, on the Opening of the Microcosm”, in Songs in the Comic Opera of Tom Thumb the Great, Dublin: Arthur Grueber, page vi
    Synonyms:
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    1. (relational) Of or pertaining to the sense of hearing.
      • The auricular nerves were damaged.
    2. (relational) Told to the ear; told privately.
      • auricular confession to the priest
    3. (relational) Recognized by the ear; understood by the sense of hearing.
      • auricular evidence
      • […] I will place you where you shall hear us confer of this and by an auricular assurance have your satisfaction, […]c. 1603–1606 (date written), [William Shakespeare], […] His True Chronicle Historie of the Life and Death of King Lear and His Three Daughters. […] (First Quarto), London: […] Nathaniel Butter, […]...
  2. (relational) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
  3. (relational) Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, that uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief some of which bear a resemblance to the human ear; commonly used in silverware, picture frames, and architecture.

Noun

auricular (plural auriculars)

  1. The little finger, the outermost and smallest finger of the hand.
    • Yet see! my glad Auricular
      Redeems thee (though dissolv’d) a Star,[…]1659, Richard Lovelace, “A Fly about a Glasse of Burnt Claret”, in Lucasta posthume poems of Richard Lovelace, London: Clement Darby, page 38
  2. (humorous) The ear.
    • A pound of dynamite
      Explodes in his auriculars
      It’s not a pleasant sight—
      We’ll spare you the particulars.1893, W. S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, Utopia, Limited, London: Chappell & Co., act I, page 6

auricular meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Arabic

auricular in Tamil

சோணையுருவான, காது சிரை, சோணைக்குரிய, காதைச் சார்ந்த, காதிற் சொல்லப்பட்ட, காதுமடல் போன்ற

auricular in Kannada

ಗುಂಡಿಗಿವಿಯ, ಕಿವಿಯಾಲೆಯ, ಕಿವಿತೆರ

auricular in Arabic

of or pertaining to the ear
أُذُنِيّ ʔuḏuniyy
little finger
خِنْصِر ḵinṣir

Synonyms of auricular

All synonyms of auricular

Forms of auricular

pluralauriculars

Origin of auricular

Late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin auriculāris, from auricula (“the external ear; the ear”) + -āris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to auricle + -ar. Doublet of auricularis.

Words formed from auricular

Phrases with auricular

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Words that rhyme with auricular

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Questions about auricular

What does auricular mean?
Auricular means of or pertaining to the ear.
What is auricular in Tamil?
Auricular in Tamil is சோணையுருவான, காது சிரை, சோணைக்குரிய. See Auricular meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is auricular?
Auricular can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce auricular?
Auricular is pronounced /ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.ə/ (UK).

Words near auricular in the dictionary

  1. auricled
  2. auricles
  3. auricomous
  4. auricula
  5. auriculae
  6. auricular
  7. auricular arteries
  8. auricular artery
  9. auricular fibrillation
  10. auricular flutter
  11. auricular flutters

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: auricular (page history and authors); auricular (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); auricular (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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