Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour.

  2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)A distinctive atmosphere or quality surrounding or associated with something or someone.

    This place has an aura of 19th century Paris.

    His latest successes have endued him with an aura of invincibility.

    Aura

    атмосфе́раatmosféra, а́ураáura

    a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing

  3. (also, countable, uncountable)A supposed emanation from and surrounding a living person or thing, regarded by mystics as consisting of the essence of the individual.

  4. (Internet, uncountable)The charisma or suave excellence of a person, especially implying their vibe or energy.

    Near-synonym: rizz

    He has insane aura.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A subjective sensation experienced at the onset of a neurological condition, especially a migraine headache or epileptic seizure.

    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

  6. (countable, uncountable)A surrounding.

    аураaura

  7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A gentle breeze, a zephyr.

Examples

27 sentences
  1. An aura of light surrounds him.

    ruАура света окружает его.

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  2. Your aura is beautiful.

    У тебе гарна аура.

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  3. Tom claims he can see auras.

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  4. I just got a migraine aura.

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  5. Boris doesn't have a strong menacing aura.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something:
an invisible force surrounding a living creature:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with someone or something:

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin aura (“a breeze, a breath of air, the air”), from Ancient Gre

Learned borrowing 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. Sense 4 originated in the early 2020s and was popularized on TikTok around May 2024.

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Forms

plural: aurae / auras
Singularaura
Pluralaurae / auras

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

13 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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