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aural¹

  • /ˈɔːɹəl/ UK
  • /ˈɔɹəl/ US
  • /ˈoɹəl/ US
  • /aʊɹəl/

Sounds like oral (unless distinguished as above) · Rhymes with -ɔːɹəl

Where it comes from

From Latin auralis, from auris (“ear”).

adjective more aural · most aural

  1. Of or pertaining to the ear. The aural surgeon attends Mondays and Thursdays, at half-past one.
  2. Of or pertaining to sound or hearing. This is Radio Clash using aural ammunition

Similar: auditory, auric

aural²

  • /ˈɔːɹəl/ UK
  • /ˈoɹəl/ US

Sounds like oral · Rhymes with -ɔːɹəl

Where it comes from

From Latin aura (“moving air, breeze, vital air”) + -al.

adjective more aural · most aural

  1. Of or pertaining to an aura.

    Similar: auric

Thesaurus

adjective

Similar: auditory, auric

Translations

Every language

adj of or pertaining to the ear

Españolauditivo
Françaisauriculaire
DeutschOhren-
Italianoauricolare
Русскийушно́й ušnój
العربيةأُذُنِيّ ʔuḏuniyy

adj of or pertaining to sound

Françaisauditif, aural
Deutschakustisch, auditiv, Gehör-, Hör-
Русскийслухово́й sluxovój, звуково́й zvukovój

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@misc{aural_2026,
  title = {aural},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aural},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}