auditory
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auditory¹
- /ˈɔː.dɪ.tə.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈɔː.dɪ.tɹi/ UK
- /ˈɔː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/ US
- /ˈɑː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔːdɪtəɹi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin audītōrius (“pertaining to a hearer or hearing”), from audiō (“to hear”) + -tōrius (“-tory”, adjectival suffix).
auditory²
- /ˈɔː.dɪ.tə.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈɔː.dɪ.tɹi/ UK
- /ˈɔː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/ US
- /ˈɑː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔːdɪtəɹi
Where it comes from
From Latin audītōrium (“the place where something is heard; the assembled hearers”).
noun auditories
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Synonym of audience.
...and because though these learned Gentlemen (sayes he, turning to his two friends) need not fear to discourse before any Auditory...
Similar: audience
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Synonym of auditorium.
Similar: auditorium
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: auditive, audile, aural, audio, hearing, audiological, sonic, audible, acoustical, phonetic, sound, acoustic, noise, treatment, brainstem, audiology
Translations
Talk about this word "auditory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/auditory. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. auditory. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/auditory "auditory." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/auditory.Cite this
@misc{auditory_2026,
title = {auditory},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/auditory},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
