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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. 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;

2. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint;
[syn: aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole]

3. a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing;
- Example: "an air of mystery"
- Example: "the house had a neglected air"
- Example: "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"
- Example: "the place had an aura of romance"
[syn: air, aura, atmosphere]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aura \Au"ra\, n.; pl. Aur[ae]. [L. aura air, akin to Gr. ?.]
   1. Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation
      from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the
      blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of
      flowers, etc.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Med.) The peculiar sensation, as of a light vapor, or
      cold air, rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head,
      a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics.
      [1913 Webster]

   Electric aura, a supposed electric fluid, emanating from an
      electrified body, and forming a mass surrounding it,
      called the electric atmosphere. See Atmosphere, 2.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aura
    n 1: 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
    2: an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a
       saint [syn: aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory,
       gloriole]
    3: a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or
       thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air";
       "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's
       headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" [syn:
       air, aura, atmosphere]