Standard Lemma guide

audile

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɔːdaɪl/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to hearing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1973: I listened carefully to my audile memory, recalling the exact noise of the shot. — Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 93)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person whose mental imagery consists of sounds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to the process of hearing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • auditory processing
  • an audile person

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: auditory, auditive

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

one whose mental imagery is auditory rather than visual or motor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: perceiver, percipient, observer, beholder

History

Etymology

Irregular formation from Latin audire + -ilis. By surface analysis, audio + -ile.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: słuchowiec — a person whose mental imagery consists of sounds