auratic

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UK/ɔːˈɹætɪk/US/oɹˈætɪk/

adjective

Resembling an aura.

OriginGerman auratisch ← Italian auratico →
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Meanings

adjectiveauratic (comparative more auratic, superlative most auratic)

comparative more auratic · superlative most auratic

  1. Resembling an aura.

    The dividing-line between auratic and non-auratic art by no means coincides with that between authentic art and the administered, degraded art of the culture industry.

    1984, Theodor W. Adorno, Aesthetic Theory, page 429

Origin

  1. Italianauratico
  2. Germanauratisch
  3. Englishauratic

Probably borrowed circa 1930 from German auratisch, as used in the letters of Walter Benjamin, from Italian auratico.

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APA

auratic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auratic

MLA

“auratic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auratic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auratic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auratic.

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