Meaning

10 senses
  1. 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.

    a circle of light around the sun or moon

  2. 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.

  3. Anything resembling this band, such as an effect caused by imperfect developing of photographs.

  4. Nimbus, a luminous disc, often of gold, around or over the heads of saints, etc., in religious paintings.

    Heiligenschein

    нимбnimb, орео́лoreól

    німбnimb, орео́лoreól

  5. The metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment which surrounds an idealized entity.

    her halo slipped

    Nimbus

    орео́лoreól

  6. The bias caused by the halo effect.

    Halo

    гало́galó

  7. A circular annulus ring, frequently luminous, often golden, floating above the head

  8. A circular brace used to keep the head and neck in position.

  9. A roll bar placed in front of the driver, used to protect the cockpit of an open cockpit racecar.

  10. (slang, uncountable)The anabolic steroid fluoxymesterone, also known as Halotestin.

Examples

15 sentences
  1. Hypocrisy is prejudice with a halo.

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  2. Look, a halo around the sun.

    ruСмотри, гало вокруг солнца.

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  3. Have you ever tried halo-halo?

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  4. It's easy to make halo-halo.

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  5. Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.

    deMoralische Entrüstung ist Eifersucht mit einem Heiligenschein.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
luminous disc around the heads of saints:
Русский
By meaning 2
luminous disc around the heads of saints:
atmospheric phenomenon:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
luminous disc around the heads of saints:
metaphorical aura of glory, veneration or sentiment:
atmospheric phenomenon:

Origin

Clipping of Halotestin.

Clipping of Halotestin.

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