Audile

//ˈɔːdaɪl// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person whose mental imagery consists of sounds.
  2. 2
    one whose mental imagery is auditory rather than visual or motor wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to hearing.

    "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)"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the process of hearing wordnet

Example

More examples

"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)"

Etymology

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

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