Definitions for audienceˈɔ di əns

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

au•di•ence*ˈɔ di əns(n.)

  1. the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a play or concert.

  2. the persons reached by a book, radio or television broadcast, etc.; public.

  3. a regular public that manifests interest, support, enthusiasm, or the like; following.

  4. opportunity to be heard; chance to speak; a hearing.

  5. a formal interview with a sovereign or other high-ranking person:

    an audience with the pope.

  6. the act of hearing, or attending to, words or sounds.

* Usage: See collective noun.

Origin of audience:

1325–75; ME < MF < L audientia act of listening, group of listeners = audient-, s. of audiēns, prp. of audīre to hear + -ia -ia

Princeton's WordNet

  1. audience(noun)

    a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

    "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"

  2. audience(noun)

    the part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment

    "every artist needs an audience"; "the broadcast reached an audience of millions"

  3. hearing, audience(noun)

    an opportunity to state your case and be heard

    "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"

  4. consultation, audience, interview(noun)

    a conference (usually with someone important)

    "he had a consultation with the judge"; "he requested an audience with the king"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. audience(noun)ˈɔ di əns

    spectators of a concert, television show, etc.

    The audience roared with laughter.; plays for young audiences

  2. audienceˈɔ di əns

    a formal meeting

    an audience with the Pope

Wiktionary

  1. audience(Noun)

    Hearing; the condition or state of hearing or listening.

  2. audience(Noun)

    A group of people within hearing; specifically a group of people listening to a performance, speech etc.; the crowd seeing a stage performance.

    We joined the audience just as the lights went down.

  3. audience(Noun)

    A formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary.

    She managed to get an audience with the Pope.

  4. audience(Noun)

    The readership of a book or other written publication.

    "Private Eye" has a small but faithful audience.

  5. audience(Noun)

    A following.

    The opera singer expanded his audience by singing songs from the shows.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Audience(adj)

    the act of hearing; attention to sounds

  2. Audience(adj)

    admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or the transaction of business

  3. Audience(adj)

    an auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by authors to their readers


Translations for audience

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

audience(noun)

a group of people watching or listening to a performance etc

The audience at the concert; a television audience.

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