NIMBUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: nimbi

Meaning:

An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint

Synonyms:

aura; aureole; gloriole; glory; halo; nimbus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("nimbus" is a kind of...):

light; lightness (the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures)

Meaning:

A dark grey cloud bearing rain

Synonyms:

nimbus; nimbus cloud; rain cloud

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("nimbus" is a kind of...):

cloud (a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude)

Meronyms (parts of "nimbus"):

aureole; corona (the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse)