"aura" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɔː.ɹə/ [UK], /ˈɔɹ.ə/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-aura.wav [Southern-England] Forms: aurae [plural], auræ [plural], auras [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹə Etymology: Borrowed from Latin aura (“a breeze, a breath of air, the air”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Doublet of east, auster, air, and aria. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂ews-|id=dawn}}, {{bor|en|la|aura||a breeze, a breath of air, the air}} Latin aura (“a breeze, a breath of air, the air”), {{der|en|grc|αὔρα||breeze, soft wind}} Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”), {{m|grc|ἀήρ||air}} ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”), {{doublet|en|east|auster|air|aria}} Doublet of east, auster, air, and aria Head templates: {{en-noun|aurae|auræ|s}} aura (plural aurae or auræ or auras)
  1. Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something. Synonyms: air, feeling, mood, spirit, vibe Translations (the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something): атмосфера (atmosfera) (Bulgarian), излъчване (izlǎčvane) (Bulgarian), 靈氣 (Chinese Mandarin), 灵气 (língqì) (Chinese Mandarin), aura [feminine] (French), Aura [feminine] (German), αύρα (ávra) [feminine] (Greek), aura [feminine] (Italian), 霊気 (reiki) (alt: れいき) (Japanese), 雰囲気 (fun'iki) (alt: ふんいき) (Japanese), オーラ (ōra) (Japanese), 영기 (yeonggi) (alt: 靈氣) (Korean), 령기 (ryeonggi) (alt: 靈氣) [North-Korea] (Korean), 분위기 (bunwigi) (alt: 雰圍氣) (Korean), aura [feminine] (Polish), atmosfera [feminine] (Polish), klimat [masculine] (Polish), nastrój [masculine] (Polish), атмосфе́ра (atmosféra) [feminine] (Russian), а́ура (áura) [feminine] (Russian), aura [feminine] (Spanish), aura [common-gender] (Swedish), awra [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-aura-en-noun-Huitx3X1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 10 37 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 13 24 25 Disambiguation of 'the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something': 92 2 3 4
  2. (parapsychology) An invisible force surrounding a living creature. Categories (topical): Parapsychology, Pseudoscience Translations (an invisible force surrounding a living creature): аура (aura) (Bulgarian), aura [feminine] (Catalan), 靈氣 (Chinese Mandarin), 灵气 (língqì) (Chinese Mandarin), aura [feminine] (Czech), aura (Danish), aura [feminine] (Dutch), aura (Finnish), aura (French), αύρα (ávra) [feminine] (Greek), ára [feminine] (Icelandic), geislahjúpur [masculine] (Icelandic), aura (Italian), オーラ (ōra) (Japanese), 오라 (ora) (Korean), aura [feminine] (Polish), pole biologiczne [neuter] (Polish), aura (Portuguese), aura (Spanish), aura [common-gender] (Swedish), awra [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-aura-en-noun-R31o-15Z Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 13 65 12 11 Topics: parapsychology, pseudoscience Disambiguation of 'an invisible force surrounding a living creature': 5 91 2 2
  3. (medicine) Perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache. Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers): aura [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-aura-en-noun-iMOQeE0h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 10 37 36 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers': 6 3 72 20
  4. (medicine) Telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure. Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure): aura [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-aura-en-noun-OtTzbiiT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 10 37 36 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure': 12 3 22 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: angel aura, aqua aura, auraed, auratic, flame aura, opal aura, pearl aura

Inflected forms

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      "word": "атмосфера"
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      "word": "靈氣"
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      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "word": "灵气"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αύρα"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aura"
    },
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      "alt": "れいき",
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      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "word": "霊気"
    },
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      "alt": "ふんいき",
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      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "word": "雰囲気"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōra",
      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "word": "オーラ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "靈氣",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "yeonggi",
      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "word": "영기"
    },
    {
      "alt": "靈氣",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ryeonggi",
      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "령기"
    },
    {
      "alt": "雰圍氣",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bunwigi",
      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "word": "분위기"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aura"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "atmosfera"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "klimat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nastrój"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "atmosféra",
      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "атмосфе́ра"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aura"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
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      ],
      "word": "aura"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "awra"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "aura",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "word": "аура"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aura"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "word": "靈氣"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "língqì",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "word": "灵气"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aura"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "word": "aura"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aura"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "word": "aura"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "word": "aura"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ávra",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αύρα"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ára"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "geislahjúpur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "word": "aura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ōra",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "word": "オーラ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ora",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "word": "오라"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aura"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pole biologiczne"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "word": "aura"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "word": "aura"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "aura"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "an invisible force surrounding a living creature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "awra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "aura"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "aura"
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}

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