tinnitus

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease

Learned borrowing from Latin tinnītus (“a jingling, ringing”).

It is a collection of drawings in black and white by my poor friend Meyrick.” Villiers turned to the first page, it was blank; the second bore a brief inscription, which he read: Silet per diem universus, nec sine horrore secretus est; lucet nocturnis ignibus, chorus Ægipanum undique personatur: audiuntur et cantus tibiarum, et tinnitus cymbalorum per oram maritimam. — The Great God Pan, Arthur Machen
Villiers turned to the first page, it was blank; the second bore a brief inscription, which he read: Silet per diem universus, nec sine horrore secretus est; lucet nocturnis ignibus, chorus Ægipanum undique personatur: audiuntur et cantus tibiarum, et tinnitus cymbalorum per oram maritimam. On the third page was a design which made Villiers start and look up at Austin; he was gazing abstractedly out of the window. — The House of Souls, Arthur Machen

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