adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the ear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, relational
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: otic
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
auricular
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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Received-Pronunciation: /ɔːˈɹɪk.jʊl.ə/
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General-American: /ɔˈɹɪk.jə.lɚ/
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rhymes with -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to the ear.
Of or pertaining to the sense of hearing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, relational
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
Examples
- The auricular nerves were damaged.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: otic, auditory, aural
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Of or pertaining to the ear.
Told to the ear; told privately.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, relational
Examples
- auricular confession to the priest
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: otic
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Of or pertaining to the ear.
Recognized by the ear; understood by the sense of hearing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, relational
Examples
- auricular evidence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: otic
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 5
Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, relational
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 6
Pertaining to a style of ornamental decoration, originating in Northern Europe in the first half of the 17th century, that uses softly flowing abstract shapes in relief some of which bear a resemblance to the human ear; commonly used in silverware, picture frames, and architecture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, relational
Topics: art, arts
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
The little finger, the outermost and smallest finger of the hand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ear finger, fourth finger, little finger, mercurial finger, pinkie
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
The ear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: humorous
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 9
pertaining to an auricle of the heart
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- auricular fibrillation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 10
relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing- George Santayana
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- my apprehension of words is auricular; I must hear what I read
- an auricular confession
- an auricular appendage
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 11
of or relating to near the ear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: otic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin auriculāris, from auricula (“the external ear; the ear”) + -āris (“-ar”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to auricle + -ar. Doublet of auricularis.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: أُذُنِيّ (ʔuḏuniyy) — of or pertaining to the ear
- Belarusian: вушны́ (vušný) — of or pertaining to the ear
- Bulgarian: ушен (ušen) — of or pertaining to the ear
- Chinese Mandarin: 耳的 (ěr de) — of or pertaining to the ear
- Czech: ušní — of or pertaining to the ear
- Esperanto: orela — of or pertaining to the ear
- Finnish: korva- — of or pertaining to the ear
- German: Ohren- — of or pertaining to the ear
- Polish: uszny — of or pertaining to the ear
- Russian: ушно́й (ušnój) — of or pertaining to the ear
- Slovak: ušný — of or pertaining to the ear
- Spanish: auricular — of or pertaining to the ear
- Ukrainian: вушни́й (vušnýj) — of or pertaining to the ear
- Belarusian: слухавы́ (sluxavý) — of or pertaining to the sense of hearing
- Bulgarian: слухов (sluhov) — of or pertaining to the sense of hearing
- Czech: sluchový — of or pertaining to the sense of hearing
- Esperanto: aŭda — of or pertaining to the sense of hearing
- Finnish: kuulo- — of or pertaining to the sense of hearing
- Polish: słuchowy — of or pertaining to the sense of hearing
- Polish: audialny — of or pertaining to the sense of hearing
- Polish: audytywny — of or pertaining to the sense of hearing
- Russian: слухово́й (sluxovój) — of or pertaining to the sense of hearing
- Spanish: auricular — of or pertaining to the sense of hearing
- Ukrainian: слухови́й (sluxovýj) — of or pertaining to the sense of hearing
- Arabic: خِنْصِر (ḵinṣir) — little finger
- Arabic: خنصر (xenṣar) — little finger
- Catalan: auricular — little finger
- Finnish: pikkusormi — little finger
- French: auriculaire — little finger
- Italian: auricolare — little finger