Antonyms for aural


Grammar : Adj
Spell : awr-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɔr əl


Definition of aural

Origin :
  • 1847, "pertaining to the ear," from Latin auris "ear" (see ear (n.1)) + -al (1). Meaning "received or perceived by ear" is attested from 1860. Related: Aurally.
  • As in audible : adj able to be heard
  • As in sensory : adj affecting animate nerve organs
  • As in auditory : adj hearing
  • As in acoustic : adj sound
Example sentences :
  • There is, I am told, tactile memory as well as visual and aural memory.
  • Extract from : « Story of My Life » by Helen Keller
  • Another cause of deafness is the presence of foreign bodies in the aural passages or the accumulation of hardened wax.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • We comprehend the possibilities of the instrument and our own aural limitations.
  • Extract from : « Franz Liszt » by James Huneker
  • Below them ran the ring of flashing amethyst with its aural mists.
  • Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
  • Short Contributions to Aural Surgery, between 1875 and 1886.
  • Extract from : « Schweigger on Squint » by C. Schweigger
  • This is only an aural delusion, produced by the high vibrations.
  • Extract from : « How to Sing » by Lilli Lehmann
  • "Trust me to contract the visual and aural infirmities of the ideal chaperone," was Mrs. Drelmer's cheerful response.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Verbally we may say that the former occur when the mistake, at least in its main characteristic, is due to the aural mechanism.
  • Extract from : « Criminal Psychology » by Hans Gross
  • Dionysius's Ear was not an aural 'circumstance' (as your countryman would say, Cleveland) compared with this.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, July 8th 1893 » by Various
  • Its accompanying tune was now as necessary to his aural sensibilities as food to his stomach.
  • Extract from : « Tales From Bohemia » by Robert Neilson Stephens

Synonyms for aural

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