Nimbus

Word NIMBUS
Character 6
Hyphenation nim bus
Pronunciations /ˈnɪmbəs/

Definitions and meanings of "Nimbus"

What do we mean by nimbus?

A cloudy radiance said to surround a classical deity when on earth. noun

A radiant light that appears usually in the form of a circle or halo about or over the head in the representation of a god, demigod, saint, or sacred person such as a king or an emperor. noun

A splendid atmosphere or aura, as of glamour, that surrounds a person or thing. noun

A rain cloud, especially a low dark layer of clouds such as a nimbostratus. noun

A cloud or system of clouds from which rain is falling; a rain-cloud. See cloud . noun

In art and Christian archæol., a halo or disk of light surrounding the head in representations of divine or sacred personages; also, a disk or circle sometimes depicted in early times round the heads of emperors and other great men. noun

In heraldry, a circle formed of a single line, drawn around the head and disappearing where it seems to go behind it. noun

A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. See aureola, and glory, n., 5. noun

A rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud. noun

A circle of light; a halo. noun

A gray rain cloud. noun

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

A dark grey cloud bearing rain noun

A circle of light; a halo.

A gray rain cloud.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Nimbus

The word "nimbus" in example sentences

Halos: Also known as a nimbus, icebow or Gloriole, a halo is an optical phenomenon that appears near or around the Sun or Moon, and sometimes near other strong light sources such as street lights. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I mean,in the anime you may see a car and guns here and there but they arent exactly everywhere and play no part whatsoever in the story,yet here goku has a car called nimbus instead of a cloud. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This glory was called nimbus, or aureola, and is defined by ❋ Unknown (N/A)

The spikes are sun rays, he says, and the circle is "simply a halo or what in art is called a nimbus, showing she is divine." ❋ Unknown (2009)

These sometimes compulsive, sometimes alienating liberties are contained here in the voice of another of his neurotic escapees from the culture, which in Pierre's terms is a "nimbus" of blasted morals and unchecked market forces. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I mean,yellow-green piccolo,an emo school boy goku im 95% sure there will be a "i cant do this,i cant beat this guy" "no you can beat him,believe in yourself!" talk in final battle and a lara-croft rip-off bulma…I also make a wild guess that yellow car will take place of the "nimbus" ❋ Unknown (2008)

Normally, when Judas is depicted, he is distinguished from the other apostles and saints because he has no halo or "nimbus". ❋ Fr Timothy Matkin (2006)

Figg found himself watching her in a familiar way, with a softening of his feelings toward her, and a kind of nimbus of light around her presence. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Shimoda had theorized that women of Gelmann's ilk possessed a sixth sense or power, a kind of nimbus of concentrated maternal energy tendrils which they could fling out with a single word or gesture to stun anyone within range like emotional nematocysts. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1992)

Teachers of great spirituality have this "nimbus" of golden yellow, with a border of beautiful blue tint, strongly in evidence. ❋ Swami Panchadasi (N/A)

Even at this moment without being asked at all, I have a faint hopeful idea -- I feel it at this moment floating about my head -- a kind of nimbus of wanting to tell other people what they ought to do about not being fooled by themselves. ❋ Gerald Stanley Lee (1903)

He goes about with his thinking face, and a kind of nimbus over him, of never needing to read at all. ❋ Gerald Stanley Lee (1903)

A kind of nimbus or aureole shines round the humble figure as drawn by the prophet. ❋ Alexander Maclaren (1868)

In my eyes every serious man was surrounded by a "nimbus" of infallibility; no one had ever enlightened me on the fact that serious-minded men had themselves once been young, and had learned the student jargon of Heidelberg; that this director himself, after a noisy youth, had arrived at the idea that every young man has malicious propensities, and that what seems good in him is only make-believe, and so he must be treated with the severity of military discipline. ❋ M��r J��kai (1864)

"nimbus," with which in my state of mind I did not feel able to cope. ❋ Kuno Francke (1892)

"nimbus," of which Kayser spoke, was the creature of his tobacco smoke. ❋ Jules Claretie (1876)

GriffonPlatformHelper GriffonPlatformHelper. tweakForNativePlatform (app) SwingBuilder. lookAndFeel ( 'nimbus', 'mac', ❋ Unknown (2008)

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