Hearing
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The sense used to perceive sound. A proceeding at which discussions are heard. A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Able to hear.
Example sentence: And when I've been away from my family and friends, I have felt good hearing some of those old songs.
Audience
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A group of people seeing a performance.The readership of a written publication.A followingA formal meeting with a state or religious dignitary.
Example sentence: Remember, science fiction's always been the kind of first level alert to think about things to come. It's easier for an audience to take warnings from sci-fi without feeling that we're preaching to them. Every science fiction movie I have ever seen, any one that's worth its weight in celluloid, warns us about things that ultimately come true.