aureole
Meanings
Plural: aureoles
Noun
- the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse
- an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint
- A circle of light or halo around the head of a deity or a saint.
- Any luminous or colored ring that encircles something.
- A corona.
- A ring around an igneous intrusion.
- Alternative form of aureola (“increment to blessedness”).
Verb
- To surround with, or as if with, a halo.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English aureole, from Old French aureole, from Medieval Latin aureola (corona) (“golden (crown)”). Doublet of oriole.
Scrabble Score: 7
aureole is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordaureole is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
aureole is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
aureole is a valid Words With Friends word