Aura

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An invisible breath, emanation, or radiation.
  • n. A distinctive but intangible quality that seems to surround a person or thing; atmosphere: An aura of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters.
  • n. Pathology A sensation, as of a cold breeze or a bright light, that precedes the onset of certain disorders, such as an epileptic seizure or an attack of migraine.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
  • n. An invisible force surrounding a living creature.
  • n. Perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache.
  • n. Telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A supposed influence, force, or imponderable matter proceeding from a body and surrounding it as an atmosphere; specifically, an imponderable substance supposed to emanate from all living things, to consist of the subtle essence of the individual, and to be a means of manifesting what is called animal magnetism, and also a medium for the operation of alleged mesmeric, clairvoyant, and somnambulic powers. Also called nerve-aura, or nervaura.
  • n. Figuratively, atmosphere; air; character, etc.
  • n. A peculiar sensation resembling that produced by a current of air. See epileptic aura, below.
  • n. An old native name of any South American vulture excepting the condor; an urubu, tzopilotl, gallinazo, turkey-buzzard, or carrion-crow.
  • n. [capitalized] In Greek myth, a personification of the lighter winds or breezes, the divinities of the air.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. 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
  • n. a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
  • n. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    symptom    lightness    light   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    aurae   
    Form
    auratic   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    emanation    exhalation    sensation    vibe    feeling    mood    spirit    air   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Andorra    Angora    Arora    Aurora    Camorra    Cora    Dora    Flora    Gomorrah    Honora   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    tinge    radiance    haze    glow    sensation    manifestation    hint    atmosphere    spark    gleam