aura

plural aurae · plural auræ · plural auras

1. countableuncountableA subtle emanation or exhalation of any substance, such as an aroma or odour.First known use 1732

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   Clare had studied the curves of those lips so many times that he could reproduce them mentally with ease: and now, as they again confronted him, clothed with colour and life, they sent an aura over his flesh, a breeze through his nerves, which well nigh produced a qualm; and actually produced, by some mysterious physiological process, a prosaic sneeze.

   1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented […], volume II, London: James R[ipley] Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., […], →OCLC, phase the third (The Rally), page 38

2. countablefigurativelyuncountableofA distinctive atmosphere or quality surrounding or associated with something or someone.First known use 1859

   This place has an aura of 19th century Paris.

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

   One might subsume the eliminated element in the term “aura” and go on to say: that which withers in the age of mechanical reproduction is the aura of the work of art.

   1936, Harry Zohn, transl., The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, translation of Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit by Walter Benjamin

   Darwinism and related theories in anthropology and sociology helped to give an aura of respectability to racism in both Europe and America.

   1993 [1972], Norman Coombs, The Black Experience in America

   Synonyms: air, feeling, mood, spirit, vibe

3. alsocountableuncountableparapsychologyA supposed emanation from and surrounding a living person or thing, regarded by mystics as consisting of the essence of the individual.First known use 1870

   Enough then, that I not only recognised my natural body from the mere aura and effulgence of certain of the powers that made up my spirit, […].

   1886 January 5, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., →OCLC

4. InternetuncountableThe charisma or suave excellence of a person, especially implying their vibe or energy.First known use 2020

   Near-synonym: rizz

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   He has insane aura.

   Tht Nigga [Adolf Hitler] has no aura He dress like a medieval Queer

   2023 December 20, @sugarsmorecake, Twitter, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2024

   how can he still have aura even without showing his face

   2024 February 26, @lfcemii, Twitter, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2024

   this genuinely shocked me omfg his aura is insane 😭

   2024 June 2, @opaltaerae, Twitter, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2024

   My fav aura losses are rm exposing Taehyun Infront^([sic]) of jongkook, Yeonjun hugging the air while coi leray was hugging Beomgyu, huening doing that one dance in front of the ladies and everyone at the GDA(correct me if I'm wrong)lol

   2024 June 3, u/Ship_per, “What's your faves biggest aura loss?”, in Reddit, r/kpop_uncensored, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2024

   Synonyms: rizz

5. countableuncountablemedicineA subjective sensation experienced at the onset of a neurological condition, especially a migraine headache or epileptic seizure.First known use 1780s
6. countableuncountableA surrounding.

   It was not the kind of face he had expected to see at all. It was young, smooth-skinned, heart-shaped, surrounded by an aura of vivid titian hair that coiled luxuriantly.

   1965, Attila Zohar, Kings Cross Black Magic, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 80

7. countableobsoleteuncountableA gentle breeze, a zephyr.First known use late 14th c.–1730s

plural Auras · alternative Ora

1. countableuncountableA diminutive of the female given name Aurelia, from Latin.

   Aura Lea, Aura Lea, / Maid with golden hair;

   1861 W. W. Fosdick - George R. Poulton, Aura Lea (a song)

2. GreekRomancountableuncountablehuman sciencesA minor female deity.

1. abbreviationacronymastronomyAcronym of Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.
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