Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun aureole

2 senses of aureole

Sense 1
aureole, corona -- (the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse)
       => radiance, glow, glowing -- (the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface)

Sense 2
aura, aureole, halo, nimbus, glory, gloriole -- (an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint)
       => light, lightness -- (the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures; "he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark")