audience.
A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.
Meaning & usage
A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.
We joined the audience just as the lights went down.
Hearing; the condition or state of hearing or listening.
A widespread or nationwide viewing or listening public, as of a TV or radio network or program.
A formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary.
She managed to get an audience with the Pope.
The readership of a book or other written publication.
"Private Eye" has a small but faithful audience.
A following.
The opera singer expanded his audience by singing songs from the shows.
An audiencia (judicial court of the Spanish empire), or the territory administered by it.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English audience, from Middle French audience, from Old French audience, from Latin audientia, from present participle audiēns (“hearing”), from verb audiō (“to hear”). Doublet of audiencia.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.