auricular

/ɔˈrɪkjələr/

/ɔˈrɪkjulə/

Other forms: auricularly

Something that's auricular has to do with ears or hearing. An auricular message might be one you whisper into your friend's ear.

You can use auricular to describe things that are shaped like an ear, like an auricular shell on the beach or an auricular flower in a garden. Other things are auricular because they're heard or are otherwise related to ears. The auricular muscles, for example, are the ones around your ears. Things having to do with the (ear-shaped) auricles, or atriums, of the heart can also be described as auricular. The Latin root is auricula, or "ear."

Definitions of auricular

1. adjective

   relating to or perceived by or shaped like the organ of hearing
   “my apprehension of words is auricular”

   “an auricular confession”

   “an auricular appendage”
2. adjective

   of or relating to near the ear
   synonyms: otic
3. adjective

   pertaining to an auricle of the heart
   “auricular fibrillation”