Nimbus - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈnɪmbəs|
Brit.
|ˈnɪmbəs|
noun
- a dark grey cloud bearing rain
- an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint (syn: aura, aureole, gloriole, glory, halo)
- an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint (syn: aura, aureole, gloriole, glory, halo)
Extra examples
...fans are inevitably disappointed when the nimbus of glamour about their favorite celebrity turns out to be an illusion...
...the nimbi for the sculpted figures around the exterior of the church are simple disks about the saints' heads...
Clouds are commonly classified in four kinds, cirrus, cumulus, stratus, and nimbus.
Word forms
noun
singular: nimbus
plural: nimbuses or nimbi
singular: nimbus
plural: nimbuses or nimbi
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