auditory modality au·di·to·rymodality uncommon noun 1. the ability to hear; the auditory faculty “his hearing was impaired” Synonymshearingauditionauditory sensesense of hearingauditory modality Related words Word family hear Broader terms modalityexteroception Narrower terms earabsolute pitch WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.