English noun: auditory sense | |||
1. | auditory sense (cognition) the ability to hear; the auditory faculty | ||
Samples | His hearing was impaired. | ||
Synonyms | audition, auditory modality, hearing, sense of hearing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | exteroception, modality, sense modality, sensory system | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | absolute pitch, ear, perfect pitch | ||
Domain category members | auditory system | ||