Definitions for nimbusˈnɪm bəs
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nim•busˈnɪm bəs(n.)(pl.)-bi; -bus•es.
(in classical myth) a cloud that sometimes surrounds a deity appearing on earth.
Category: Mythology
a cloud, aura, atmosphere, etc., surrounding a person or thing.
Ref: halo (def. 1). 1 1
the type of dense cloud that yields rain or snow.
Category: Meteorology
Origin of nimbus:
1610–20; < L: cloud; akin to L nebula, Gk nephélē, néphos cloud
Princeton's WordNet
nimbus, nimbus cloud, rain cloud(noun)
a dark grey cloud bearing rain
aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole(noun)
an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
Wiktionary
nimbus(Noun)
A circle of light; a halo.
nimbus(Noun)
A gray rain cloud.
Webster Dictionary
Nimbus(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
Nimbus(noun)
a rain cloud; one of the four principal varieties of clouds. See Cloud
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