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

3 senses of halo

Sense 1
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")

Sense 2
ring, halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor ring -- (a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke")
       => toroid -- (the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus)

Sense 3
halo -- (a circle of light around the sun or moon)
       => atmospheric phenomenon -- (a physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere)