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Aura comes from a Greek word meaning what?

aura

[awr-uh] / ˈɔr ə /


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Since the turn of the year they have lost the aura of invincibility which Emery has brought since his arrival almost four years ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

"There's such an incredible aura around him of just, 'Oh god, it's Ian McKellen'."

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

There wasn’t much open, giving the handsome and well-preserved Halberstadt a “Twilight Zone” aura.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Taking a nonjudgmental “everyone is welcome” stance while maintaining Orthodox observance and palpably expressed faith in God, Chabad attracts many Jews who gravitate to its aura of authenticity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

There were more dementors in here, casting their freezing aura over the place; they stood like faceless sentinels in the corners farthest from the high, raised platform.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Kew expert Tuula Niskanen found two of the Scottish species, including Cortinarius aurae, which she named after her daughter, Aura.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2020

Just for a moment, one of the aurae became visible—an elfin girl in a white silk dress.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

War banners rustled from cedar ceiling beams as aurae blew back and forth, keeping everyone’s plates full.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

There was much talk of aurae at that time, and Fred mused that every beautiful, every compellingly beautiful woman, had an aura, whether other people did or no.

From The Song of the Lark by Willa Sibert Cather

These creations seem to glow, beckoning us toward their surfaces to be enveloped by the inviting auras they emit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

"Spotify Wrapped flopped this year so bad. Like where are the music cities, the playlists, the top genres or the listening auras… all that wait for WHAT?"

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2024

Mr Bravo-Hibberd had experienced personality changes for at least a year and suffered from headaches, taste auras and confusion for about two weeks prior to his diagnosis.

From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2023

While writing a note to a source about the timing for an interview, my bot randomly suggested asking him whether we should coordinate our outfits in advance so that our auras and chakras wouldn’t clash.

From New York Times ● May 7, 2023

In Calumet a thousand ornate streetlamps stood in a swamp, where they did nothing but ignite the fog and summon auras of mosquitoes.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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