Halo vs Nimbuslike - What's the difference?
halo | nimbuslike |
(astronomy) A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
(astronomy) A cloud of gas and other matter surrounding and captured by the gravitational field of a large diffuse astronomical object, such as a galaxy or cluster of galaxies.
Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.
(religion) nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.
The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.
To encircle with a halo.
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Resembling or characteristic of a nimbus or halo.
* 2008 , C. Carr, On edge: performance at the end of the twentieth century
As a noun halo
is halo.As an adjective nimbuslike is
resembling or characteristic of a nimbus or halo.halo
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(wikipedia halo)Noun
(en-noun)Synonyms
* (luminous disc around head of saints in paintings) aureole, nimbusDerived terms
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* English nouns with irregular plurals ----nimbuslike
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Adjective
(en adjective)- He wiggled his torso, lines radiating nimbuslike from his head.