EGAVE

auricular

About 0.59 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Of or pertaining to the ear.
    The auricular nerves were damaged.
  2. adjective Of or pertaining to the sense of hearing.
    The auricular nerves were damaged.
  3. adjective Told to the ear; told privately.
    auricular confession to the priest
  4. adjective Recognized by the ear; understood by the sense of hearing.
    auricular evidence
  5. adjective Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.
  6. adjective 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.
  7. noun The little finger, the outermost and smallest finger of the hand.
  8. noun The ear.

Similar words

otic aural earal auric cephaloauricular audial auriculotemporal auditive temporoauricular auriform

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