All 4 Uses of
aura
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- The essence escapes but its aura remains.†
p. 100.8 *
- Until we reached the pond the pain was my world, an aura that haloed me for three feet around.†
p. 186.8
- They strutted with an aura of invincibility, and along with some of the Mexican students who put knives in their tall pompadours they absolutely intimidated the white girls and those Black and Mexican students who had no shield of fearlessness.†
p. 214.4
- They shield themselves with an aura of unavailableness (for which after a time they begin to take credit) largely as a defense tactic.†
p. 280.8
Definition:
a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing
or:
paranormal: a radiant light surrounding a person that is said to be seen by those sensitive to another's life force; or drawn around the head of a saint
or:
paranormal: a radiant light surrounding a person that is said to be seen by those sensitive to another's life force; or drawn around the head of a saint