nimb

From Latin nimbus. Doublet of nimbus.

• IPA^(key): /nɪm/, /nɪmb/

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• Rhymes: -ɪm, -ɪmb

nimb (plural nimbs)

1. A nimbus or halo.

• nimbed

Borrowed from French nimbe or Italian nimbo, from Latin nimbus, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲimp/

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• Rhymes: -imp
• Syllabification: nimb

nimb m inan

1. (art, Christianity) aureole, glory, halo, nimbus (luminous disc around the heads of saints in sacred art)

   Synonyms: aureola, gloria, nimbus

2. (literary) halo (the metaphorical aura of glory)

   Synonyms: aureola, gloria, chwała, sława, splendor

3. aura (set of qualities attributed to someone or something, regarded as admirable, respectable, or interesting)

   Synonym: aura

• nimb in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• nimb in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French nimbe.

nimb n (plural nimburi)

1. halo, nimbus, aureola

   Synonym: aureolă

2. glory

   Synonyms: glorie, slavă