auditive

[ aw-di-tiv ]

adjective

1. auditory.

Word History and Origins

Origin of auditive¹

1400–50; late Middle English auditif (< Middle French ) < Medieval Latin audītīvus, equivalent to Latin audīt ( us ) past participle of audīre to hear + -īvus -ive

Example Sentences

In like manner, we may experience auditive sensations, such as blowing, rubbing and hissing sounds, due to muscular contraction or to the passage of blood in vessels close to the auditory organ.

From Project Gutenberg

It is uncertain whether the semi-circular canals are auditive organs or not.

From Project Gutenberg

He is an "auditive" as well as a "visualist," to employ the precious classification of the psychiatrists.

From Project Gutenberg

An audience which had come to applaud ballet was naturally disconcerted by such a contrast, and was unable to concentrate on something purely auditive.

From Project Gutenberg

In fact, allusions to the present were the rule in Iranian courts where kings lived in an ever-present visual and auditive Shah-Nameh environment.

From New York Times

Related Words

• audible
• aural