auricular

1. 1.

   of or relating to near the ear

   Synonymsotic
2. 2.

   relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing

   “my apprehension of words is auricular; I must hear what I read”

   “an auricular confession”

   “an auricular appendage”
3. 3.

   pertaining to an auricle of the heart

   “auricular fibrillation”

Questions about auricular

What does auricular mean?

auricular means "of or relating to near the ear". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in auricular?

auricular has 4 syllables: au-ri-cu-lar. The stress falls on "ri".

What is another word for auricular?

Close synonyms include otic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is auricular a common word?

auricular is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.