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AURA
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Irregular inflected form: aurae
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
Example:
the place had an aura of romance
Synonyms:
air; atmosphere; aura
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("aura" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aura"):
mystique (an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing)
note (a characteristic emotional quality)
vibe; vibration (a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
Synonyms:
aura; aureole; gloriole; glory; halo; nimbus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("aura" is a kind of...):
light; lightness (the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures)
Sense 3
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("aura" is a kind of...):
symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
