auditory

[ aw-di-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee- ]

adjective

1. Anatomy, Physiology. pertaining to hearing, to the sense of hearing, or to the organs of hearing.
2. perceived through or resulting from the sense of hearing:

   auditory hallucinations.

noun

, Archaic.

, plural au·di·to·ries.

1. an assembly of hearers; audience.
2. an auditorium, especially the nave of a church.

auditory

/ ˈɔːdɪtərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to hearing, the sense of hearing, or the organs of hearing

noun

1. an archaic word for audience auditorium

auditory

/ ô′dĭ-tôr′ē /

1. Relating to or involving the organs or sense of hearing.

Other Words From

• audi·tori·ly audi·tori·al·ly adverb
• post·audi·tory adjective
• pre·audi·tory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of auditory¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin audītōrius relating to hearing. See auditor, -tory ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of auditory¹

C14: from Latin audītōrius relating to hearing, from audīre to hear

Example Sentences

Next to the gallery, David Lampley sells vintage clothes at the Impossible Railroad Trading Post and serves as director of auditory and visual experiences for the hotel.

From Los Angeles Times

In that time, I developed some adaptation strategies and began, to a degree I was unaware of, to normalize moving about in a world where my brain got only part of the auditory input that those around me were receiving.

From Slate

I had been navigating the world for five months with less than half the auditory input I needed.

From Slate

Rebuilding the connections between the external soundscape and my brain would mean relearning how to process the auditory input that I had been missing, much like how physiotherapy can teach you to reuse a muscle.

From Slate

Perhaps my shoulder muscles were exhausted, but my entire auditory processing system was reveling in the equivalent of a luxurious Sunday morning sleep-in.

From Slate

Related Words

• audible
• aural