Nimbus
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noun
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verb
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(As a noun)
Nimbus ( noun )
- A cloud or cloud-like mass or layer.
- A halo of light surrounding the head of a saint in religious art.
Origin:
Late latin nimbus, from greek nimbus 'cloud', 'cloud covering the sky'.
Examples:
- The nimbus over the mountains was a sign of incoming rain.
- The depiction of the saint with a nimbus symbolizes their divine nature.
- The sun was obscured by a dense nimbus.
- The nimbus of smoke from the fire filled the sky.
- The nimbus surrounding the full moon was eerily beautiful.
(As a verb)
Nimbus ( verb )
- A cloud or cloud-like mass or layer.
- A halo of light surrounding the head of a saint in religious art.
Origin:
Late latin nimbus, from greek nimbus 'cloud', 'cloud covering the sky'.
Examples:
- The nimbus over the mountains was a sign of incoming rain.
- The depiction of the saint with a nimbus symbolizes their divine nature.
- The sun was obscured by a dense nimbus.
- The nimbus of smoke from the fire filled the sky.
- The nimbus surrounding the full moon was eerily beautiful.