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NIMBUS (nimbi)

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Irregular inflected form: nimbi  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does nimbus mean? 

NIMBUS (noun)
  The noun NIMBUS has 2 senses:

1. a dark grey cloud bearing rainplay

2. an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saintplay

  Familiarity information: NIMBUS used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NIMBUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A dark grey cloud bearing rain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

nimbus; nimbus cloud; rain cloud

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)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

aura; aureole; gloriole; glory; halo; nimbus

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

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


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