aura

Meaning

1. A distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
2. An invisible force surrounding a living creature.
3. A perceptual disturbance experienced by some migraine sufferers before a migraine headache.
4. A telltale sensation experienced by some people with epilepsy before a seizure.
5. A charismatic and dominant presence (of a person).

Synonyms

halo

nimbus

aureole

atmosphere

air

glory

sense

flavor

whiff

gloriole

majesty

effect

expectation

feel

flavour

glimmer

grandeur

impression

imprint

inkling

plough

plow

premonition

premonitory

presage

presentiment

printed matter

radiance

redolence

smell

👃

snowplough

snowplow

spice

spoor

suspicion

taste

texture

touch

trace

track

trail

waft

zest

warning senstion

environment

ring of light

puff of air

anticipation

presymptom

appearance

apprehension

aureola

awesome

awesomeness

bleu

breath

breeze

charisma

corona

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɔː.ɹə/

Etymology

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 popularized on TikTok around May 2024.