audience

Meaning of audience

noun
  1. the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event such as a play, film, concert, or meeting.
    he asked for questions from members of the audience
  2. a formal interview with a person in authority.
    he demanded an audience with the Pope
  3. formal hearing.

late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin audientia, from audire ‘hear’.

Information about audience

Hyphenation of audience

au-di-ence

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • audience is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

audience synonyms

Meaning hearing:

hearing

Meaning consultation:

consultation, interview

Meaning a person who watches at a show, game, or other event:

spectators

Meaning a person who listens, especially someone who does so in an attentive manner:

listeners

Meaning a person who looks at or inspects something:

viewers

Meaning a non-participating observer; a spectator:

onlookers

Meaning a person who goes to concerts, especially on a regular basis:

concertgoers

Meaning a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, or cause:

patrons

Meaning a group of people gathered together in one place for a common purpose:

assembly

Meaning an assembly or meeting, especially one held for a specific purpose:

gathering

Meaning an audience, especially one at a sporting event:

crowd

Meaning a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals:

throng

Meaning a commercial business:

company

Meaning a collection or gathering of things or people:

assemblage

Meaning a group of people assembled for religious worship:

congregation

Meaning the number of people attending or taking part in an event, especially the number of people voting in an election:

turnout

Meaning a theatre:

house

Meaning a room or building for the display or sale of works of art:

gallery

Meaning a stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market or large covered area:

stalls

Meaning a customer or client, especially a member of an audience:

punters

Meaning a situation when two or more people meet, by chance or arrangement:

meeting

Meaning a formal meeting of people with a shared interest, typically one that takes place over several days:

conference

Meaning the action or process of receiving something sent, given, or inflicted:

reception

Meaning an act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same kind) in return:

exchange

Meaning a conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film:

dialogue

Meaning the action or process of talking about something in order to reach a decision or to exchange ideas:

discussion

Translation of audience

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