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Definition of nimbus
nimbi
play \ˈnim-ˌbī, -ˌbē\ ornimbuses
1a : a luminous vapor, cloud, or atmosphere about a god or goddess when on earthb : a cloud or atmosphere (as of romance) about a person or thing
2 : an indication (such as a circle) of radiant light or glory about the head of a drawn or sculptured divinity, saint, or sovereign
3a : a rain cloudb : thunderhead; also : cumulus 2
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Examples of nimbus in a Sentence
fans are inevitably disappointed when the nimbus of glamour about their favorite celebrity turns out to be an illusion
the nimbi for the sculpted figures around the exterior of the church are simple disks about the saints' heads
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Sarah Menkedick | Longreads | May 2017 | 15 minutes (3,743 words) Meg first appeared to me as a nimbus of curly red hair, looming above my top bunk late at night.
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A tale of an insular populace that doesn’t think twice before opening its arms to an international throng of strangers automatically acquires a near-utopian nimbus.
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Even as figs continue to pelt the ground, the first to fall have begun to rot and are enveloped in a nimbus of diaphanous white fungus.
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Origin and Etymology of nimbus
Latin, rainstorm, cloud; probably akin to Latin nebula cloud — more at nebula
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nimbi
\-ˌbī\ ornimbuses
: a rain cloud
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