Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

audile

/ˈɔːdaɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-dile
IPA: /ˈɔːdaɪl/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person whose mental imagery consists of sounds.

adj

Pertaining to hearing.

Example Sentences

"1973: I listened carefully to my audile memory, recalling the exact noise of the shot. — Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me (Penguin 2001, p. 93)"
"At Indiana University, we were encouraged to read Latin, Greek, German, you know all those things, aloud. That's one of the things I liked about studying languages, that I could actually read them aloud, hear them, experience them on an audile level."

Etymology

Irregular formation from Latin audire + -ilis. By surface analysis, audio + -ile.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: audire

Inflected Forms

audiles (plural) more audile (comparative) most audile (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

audible motile verbile visile

Synonyms

auditory auditive

Questions

How do you pronounce audile?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔːdaɪl/.
What does audile mean?: A person whose mental imagery consists of sounds.
Where does audile come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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