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aura

/ˈoɹə/

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What does aura mean?

noun

  1. A subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour.
  2. (figuratively) A distinctive atmosphere or quality surrounding or associated with something or someone.
  3. A supposed emanation from and surrounding a living person or thing, regarded by mystics as consisting of the essence of the individual.
More meanings (8)

noun

  1. The charisma or suave excellence of a person, especially implying their vibe or energy.
  2. A subjective sensation experienced at the onset of a neurological condition, especially a migraine headache or epileptic seizure.
  3. A surrounding.
  4. (obsolete) A gentle breeze, a zephyr.

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Aurelia, from Latin.
  2. A minor female deity.
  3. Acronym of Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.
  4. Acronym of Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈoɹə/

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"When your aura goes visiting in the other world," she asked, curiously, "does it ever meet your old friend Charles Bradlaugh?"
Anna Howard Shaw; Elizabeth Garver JordanThe Story of a PioneerProject Gutenberg ebook #354
Was this aura a gas, or did men use it as spiritualists do today, as merely a word to conjure with?
John M. (John Mackenzie) BaconThe Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial NavigationProject Gutenberg ebook #861
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The fact is that God often rejects just such who stand in the odor of sanctity and in the aura of importance.
Martin LutherCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansTranslated by Theodore GraebnerProject Gutenberg ebook #1549
Those who knew Anne best felt, without realizing that they felt it, that her greatest attraction was the aura of possibility surrounding her.
L. M. (Lucy Maud) MontgomeryAnne of AvonleaProject Gutenberg ebook #47
With the first awakening of conscious mental activity after sleep, the aura appears, indicating that the expenditure of vital force has recommenced.
Henry LindlahrNature Cure: Philosophy & Practice Based on the Unity of Disease & CureProject Gutenberg ebook #4273