Audience Definition
ôdē-əns
audiences
noun
audiences
A group of viewers or listeners of a work of art or entertainment, especially those present at a performance.
American Heritage
The act or state of hearing.
Webster's New World
The readership for printed matter, as for a book.
American Heritage
A group of persons assembled to hear and see a speaker, a play, a concert, etc.
Webster's New World
A group of people who follow or admire an artist or performer.
The tenor expanded his audience by recording popular songs as well as opera.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- hearing
- consultation
- interview
- conference
- fans
- auditors
- readers
- attendees
- concertgoers
- moviegoers
- theatergoers
- house
- following
- public
- spectators
Antonyms:
- performers
Other Word Forms of Audience
Noun
Singular:
audience
Plural:
audiencesOrigin of Audience
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Middle English from Old French from Latin audientia from audiēns audient- present participle of audīre to hear au- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French audience, from Latin audientia, from present participle audiens "hearing", from verb audio, "I hear".
From Wiktionary
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