Added 9 October 2026
ear
/ˈɪə̯/ noun
In Latin: auris, auricula Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ear at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The sense organ for hearing and equilibrium.
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Good hearing.
he had a keen ear
- The externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear.
Origin
From Middle English eare, eere, ere, eyr, ire, yere, ȝhere, from Old English ēare (“ear”), from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô (“ear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws (“ear”), from *h₂ew- (“to perceive”).
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