audience

au-di-ence · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The group of people who watch or listen to a performance, movie, or broadcast.

  2. 2.

    The people who read a particular publication or follow a particular medium.

  3. 3.

    A formal meeting with an important person.

Forms

plural: audiences

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    target audience — The intended group of readers, viewers, or listeners.
  • •
    captive audience — People who cannot leave and must listen.
  • •
    audience participation — Involvement of spectators in a performance.
  • •
    studio audience — People present during the recording of a show.

Related words

See also: audiences, spectator, viewer
Synonyms: crowd, listeners, spectators, viewers

Etymology

From Old French audience, from Latin audientia ("a hearing, listening"), from audire ("to hear").