: a distinctive atmosphere surrounding a given source
The place had an aura of mystery.
b
: a subtle sensory stimulus (such as an aroma)
2
medical: a subjective (see subjectiveentry 1 sense 4b) sensation (as of voices, colored lights, or crawling and numbness) experienced at the onset of a neurological condition and especially a migraine or epileptic seizure
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: an energy field that is held to emanate from a living being
the monastery perched high on a mountaintop had an aura of unreality and mystery about it alternative medical treatments that rely on the practitioner's ability to detect a patient's aura
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin, puff of air, breeze, from Greek; probably akin to Greek aēr air