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Auditory vs Clairaudience - What's the difference?

auditory | clairaudience |

As nouns the difference between auditory and clairaudience

is that auditory is an assembly of hearers; an audience while clairaudience is the supposed power to perceive auditory stimuli beyond the realm of normal hearing.

As an adjective auditory

is of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.

auditory

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing
    • Synonyms
    * otic
    Derived terms
    * auditory bone * auditory nerve

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (auditories)
  • (archaic) An assembly of hearers; an audience.
  • * 1661 , , p. 7:
    • ...and because though these learned Gentlemen (sayes he, turning to his two friends) need not fear to discourse before any Auditory ...
  • (archaic) An auditorium.

    • Related terms

    * audition * audio

    clairaudience

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The supposed power to perceive auditory stimuli beyond the realm of normal hearing.