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Aura comes from a Greek word meaning what?

aura

[awr-uh] / ˈɔr ə /


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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The Americans bought into the package and Zuffa Boxing leaned heavily into his aura, with Dame Helen Mirren narrating a promotional film charting his rise.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

His prolonged absence from America also gave Lafayette a unique aura among the heroes of the Revolution, as he alone was untainted by the partisan politics that had followed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Welcome to an "aura farming" battle, a phenomenon born on social media that has spilled over onto the streets of Latin America.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Her aura of distance had returned since she came back from visiting Olanna in Nsukka.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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

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

In his classic 1935 essay, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction," Walter Benjamin lamented the shrinkage of original works of art, whose auras depended on their uniqueness.

From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2023

So now producers are resurrecting properties from when content was scarce enough to feel precious, and inviting us to watch as the associated celebrities reinfuse them with their auras.

From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2021

Some people’s auras are very active, with tendrils and balls shooting off of them and landing on other people.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass


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