auditory

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.dɪ.tə.ɹi/, /ˈɔː.dɪ.tɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.dɪˌtoɹ.i/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈɑː.dɪˌtoɹ.i/ Rhymes: -ɔːdɪtəɹi === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin audītōrius (“pertaining to a hearer or hearing”), from audiō (“to hear”) +‎ -tōrius (“-tory”, adjectival suffix). ==== Adjective ==== auditory (not comparable) Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing. Synonyms: otic, acoustic, aural, auricular ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== audio audio- auditorium ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Latin audītōrium (“the place where something is heard; the assembled hearers”) +‎ -y. ==== Noun ==== auditory (plural auditories) (archaic) Synonym of audience. (archaic) Synonym of auditorium. ===== Related terms ===== audition audio ===== Translations ===== === References === “auditory”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “auditory”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.