nimbi

Variant of nimbus

nimbus definition

nim·bus (nim′bəs)

noun pl. nimbi -·bi′ (-bī′) or nimbuses -·buses

  1. Myth. a bright cloud surrounding gods or goddesses appearing on earth
  2. an aura of splendor about any person or thing
  3. a halo or bright disk surrounding the head of a divinity, saint, or sovereign on pictures, medals, etc.
  4. any rain-producing cloud

Etymology: L, violent rain, black rain cloud < IE base *nebh-, moist, cloud > L nebula

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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