AURA: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AURA?

Need another word that means the same as “aura”? Find 27 synonyms and 30 related words for “aura” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Aura” are: aureole, gloriole, glory, halo, nimbus, air, atmosphere, quality, aspect, character, ambience, mood, spirit, feeling, feel, flavour, colouring, colour, complexion, climate, tone, overtone, undertone, tenor, impression, suggestion, emanation

Aura as a Noun

Definitions of "Aura" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “aura” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A warning sensation experienced before an attack of epilepsy or migraine.
• Any invisible emanation, especially an odour.
• (in spiritualism and some forms of alternative medicine) a supposed emanation surrounding the body of a living creature and regarded as an essential part of the individual.
• The distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person, thing, or place.
• An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.
• 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.
• A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing.

Synonyms of "Aura" as a noun (27 Words)

air	Air regarded as necessary for breathing. The air was stale.
ambience	A particular environment or surrounding influence. The relaxed ambience of the cocktail lounge is popular with guests.
aspect	The beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb. A greenhouse with a southern aspect.
atmosphere	The mass of air surrounding the Earth. These beetles breed best in a damp atmosphere.
aureole	The outermost region of the sun’s atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse. Her hair framed her face in a golden aureole.
character	A characteristic especially one that assists in the identification of a species. The Greek alphabet has 24 characters.
climate	A region with a particular climate. Our cold wet climate.
colour	A badge cap or other item in the distinctive colours of a particular school awarded to a pupil selected to represent the school in a sport. A town full of colour and character.
colouring	Appearance with regard to colour. The salon concentrates purely on colouring.
complexion	Texture and appearance of the skin of the face. A liberal political complexion.
emanation	The origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. She saw the insults as emanations of his own tortured personality.
feel	Feelings of heightened emotion. Fans will undoubtedly get the feels when they see how things haven t changed.
feeling	An emotional state or reaction. She says I have a feeling for medicine.
flavour	A substance used to alter or enhance the taste of food or drink a flavouring. The yoghurt comes in eight fruit flavours.
gloriole	A halo or aureole.
glory	The splendour and bliss of heaven. To fight and die for the glory of one s nation.
halo	A circle of white or coloured light around the sun, moon, or other luminous body caused by refraction through ice crystals in the atmosphere. A halo of smoke.
impression	An impressionistic portrayal of a person. A copy of the first impression.
mood	The atmosphere or pervading tone of something. A concept album which captures the mood of modern times.
nimbus	A light, colour, etc., that surrounds someone or something. A nimbus of power played around him brighter than lightning.
overtone	A musical tone which is a part of the harmonic series above a fundamental note, and may be heard with it. Overtones of despair.
quality	A distinctive attribute or characteristic possessed by someone or something. A man of quality.
spirit	A volatile liquid, especially a fuel, prepared by distillation. Aviation spirit.
suggestion	Persuasion formulated as a suggestion. There was a suggestion of a smile on his lips.
tenor	A part written for a tenor voice. A tenor sax.
tone	A musical interval of two semitones. They don t feel he gives the place tone.
undertone	A subdued or muted tone of sound or colour. The sexual undertones of most advertising.

Usage Examples of "Aura" as a noun

• The ceremony retains an aura of mystery.
• The place had an aura of romance.
• Muddy colours in the aura indicate negative emotions.
• There was a faint aura of disinfectant.
• Emotional, mental, and spiritual levels form an energy field around the body known as the aura.

Associations of "Aura" (30 Words)

aerial	A rod, wire, or other structure by which signals are transmitted or received as part of a radio or television transmission or receiving system. An intrepid aerial adventurer.
aerodynamics	The properties of a solid object regarding the manner in which air flows around it. The plane has the aerodynamics of a brick once the forward thrust is lost.
air	Expose to fresh air. We cannot air this X rated song.
airy	Not treating something as serious; casual. A large airy room.
ambience	A particular environment or surrounding influence. The relaxed ambience of the cocktail lounge is popular with guests.
atmosphere	A unit of pressure equal to mean atmospheric pressure at sea level, 101,325 pascals. Part of the sun s energy is absorbed by the earth s atmosphere.
aureole	A circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy. Her hair framed her face in a golden aureole.
barometric	Relating to atmospheric pressure or indicated by a barometer. Barometric pressure.
corona	The rarefied gaseous envelope of the sun and other stars The sun s corona is normally visible only during a total solar eclipse when it is seen as an irregularly shaped pearly glow surrounding the darkened disc of the moon.
downdraft	A strong downward air current.
ecosystem	(in general use) a complex network or interconnected system. The marine ecosystem of the northern Gulf had suffered irreparable damage.
glory	Praise, worship, and thanksgiving offered to a deity. Readers tended to defend their paper or even to glory in its bias.
halo	Surround with or as if with a halo. A halo of smoke.
intangibility	The quality of being intangible and not perceptible by touch.
miasma	An unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapour. The novel spun a miasma of death and decay.
mood	The atmosphere or pervading tone of something. He was obviously in a mood.
mystical	Relating to or resembling mysticism. Mystical intuition.
ozone	A colourless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odour and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light. It differs from normal oxygen (O₂) in having three atoms in its molecule (O₃).
pneumatic	An item of pneumatic equipment. A tattoo of a pneumatic girl.
sensibility	Sensitivity to sensory stimuli. The study of literature leads to a growth of intelligence and sensibility.
silence	Complete absence of sound. Sirens pierce the silence of the night.
solar	Relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun. Solar radiation.
spirit	Infuse with spirit. His spirit rose.
stratosphere	The layer of the earth’s atmosphere above the troposphere, extending to about 50 km above the earth’s surface (the lower boundary of the mesosphere). Her next big campaign launched her into the fashion stratosphere.
troposphere	The lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high (depending on latitude.
vaporization	Annihilation by vaporizing something.
warmth	The quality, state, or sensation of being warm; moderate heat. The warmth of the sun on her skin.
wind	Catch the scent of get wind of. The river winds through the hills.
windy	Using or containing too many words. A windy bluff.
zephyr	A soft gentle breeze.