Antonyms for auroral


Grammar : Adj
Spell : aw-rawr-uh l, aw-rohr-, uh-rawr-, uh-rohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ɔˈrɔr əl, ɔˈroʊr-, əˈrɔr-, əˈroʊr-


Definition of auroral

Origin :
  • 1550s, "pertaining to dawn," from aurora + -al (1). Meaning "of the color of dawn" is from 1827; "of the aurora" from 1828.
  • As in bright : adj shining, glowing in appearance
  • As in irradiant : adj bright
  • As in lucent : adj bright
Example sentences :
  • Color said to have been the same as that of the auroral glow in the north.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
  • Nevertheless, Maunder says that this thing had no relation to auroral phenomena.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the Damned » by Charles Fort
  • You are all colour of dawn, auroral, colour of tender fires.
  • Extract from : « Little Novels of Italy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • The Burneys, however, can do no more for us than shed that auroral dew.
  • Extract from : « The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920 » by Various
  • But hark the herald of the sun, the auroral wind, softly trumpeting his approach!
  • Extract from : « Lilith » by George MacDonald
  • Cosette was a condensation of the auroral light in the form of a woman.
  • Extract from : « Les Misrables » by Victor Hugo
  • Of this pleasant, indistinct promise that auroral cloud seemed somehow the omen or symbol, and watching it he fell asleep again.
  • Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 » by Various
  • To assist the study of the disturbances of the magnetic elements and their relations to the auroral light and sun spots.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
  • The dwellers of the Valley already look for the morning star, while those upon the Hilltop hail the auroral light of '65.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 » by Various
  • The auroral flame which had licked the waters of Oxford Lake was gone.
  • Extract from : « The Law of the North (Originally published as Empery) » by Samuel Alexander White

Synonyms for auroral

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