Meaning

noun a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure

noun an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint

noun a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra)bor. Latin aurabor. English aura Borrowed from Latin aura (“a breeze, a breath of air, the air”), from Ancient Greek αὔρα (aúra, “breeze, soft wind”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Doublet of east, auster, air, and aria. The slang sense originated in the early 2020s and was…

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