aurally
/ˈoɹ.ə.li/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.72 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Pertaining to sound or the ear; via or through the sense of hearing.
Example Sentences
- "While the flashy special effects were nice, the movie was aurally jarring, loud and displeasing in general to the ear."
- "While differentiation is often not challenging for certain languages (anyone can recognise the difference between Russian and French, or Mandarin and Spanish), as languages become closer the difficulty of aurally separating them increases."
Etymology
Etymology tree English aural Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English aurally From aural + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈoɹ.ə.li/
- British English: /ˈɔːɹ.əl.i/