Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

auric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: au-ric
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to trivalent gold.

adj

Of, or pertaining to the ear; aural.

Obsolete

adj

Pertaining to an aura.

name

A male given name.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from French.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Interestingly, it is easiest to read the physical aspects of this auric field when the subject is "heartily" exercising in or out of bed."

Etymology

From Latin aurum + -ic.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Auric
Suffix: aurum, auris

Usage

Inflected Forms

Aurics (plural)

Derived Forms

aurate chlorauric chloroauric

Phrases

auric acid auric chloride auric iodide auric oxide

Frequently Paired Words

aurous

Synonyms

aural aurous

Rhymes With

boric toric lauric thoric moric loric

Questions

What does auric mean?: Of or pertaining to trivalent gold.
Where does auric come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce auric

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