aureole

au·re·ole

noun \ˈȯr-ē-ˌōl\

Definition of AUREOLE

1

a : a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage b : something resembling an aureole <an aureole of hair>

2

: radiance, aura <an aureole of youth and health>

3

: the luminous area surrounding the sun or other bright light when seen through thin cloud or mist : corona

4

: a ring-shaped zone around an igneous intrusion

— aureole transitive verb

Variants of AUREOLE

au·re·ole or au·re·o·la \ȯ-ˈrē-ə-lə, ə-\

Examples of AUREOLE

1. <the white marble sculpture of the saint in the throes of divine ecstasy is strikingly offset by a gilt aureole>

Origin of AUREOLE

Middle English aureole heavenly crown worn by saints, from Medieval Latin aureola, from Latin, feminine of aureolus golden, diminutive of aureus

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to AUREOLE

Synonyms: glory, halo, nimbus

Related Words: starburst, sunburst; aura, corona

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Other Climate/Meteorology Terms

monsoon, occlusion, ozone, rime, squall, zephyr

Rhymes with AUREOLE

banderole, bannerol, barcarole, barrel roll, buttonhole, cabriole, camisole, capriole, caracole, carmagnole, coffee roll, croquignole, cubbyhole, decontrol, Demerol, Dover sole, escarole, exit poll, farandole, finger hole, fumarole, girandole, girasole, Grand Guignol, honor roll, innersole, in the hole, Jackson Hole, jelly roll, kaiser roll, lemon sole, meadow vole, methanol, micromole, millimole, monopole, muster roll, on a roll, on the whole, oriole, ostiole, oversoul, ozone hole, petiole, pick-and-roll, pigeonhole, protocol, rabbit hole, rigmarole, rock and roll, Seminole, totem pole, tracheole, vacuole, water hole