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

2 senses of nimbus

Sense 1
nimbus, nimbus cloud, rain cloud -- (a dark grey cloud bearing rain)
       => cloud -- (a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude)

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")