English Explanatory Dictionary

nimbus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A circle of light; a halo.
  2. A grey rain cloud.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɪmbəs/ En-us-nimbus.ogg En-au-nimbus.ogg

Word forms

nimbus nimbi nimbuses

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nimbus (“dark cloud”). Doublet of nimb. Sense 2 (“grey rain cloud”) was coined by the British chemist and amateur meteorologist Luke Howard (1772–1864): see the 1803 quotation.

Related words

nimbed

Derived words

nimbused nimbuslike
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