halo
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈheɪloʊ/
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halo
- Light fell in from the window above, casting a kind of halo around his face.
- a halo surrounding
- form a halo
- halo artifacts
Yes, I'm going to do a Halo ish eye, keep it quite soft.
- Yes, I'm going to do a Halo ish eye, keep it quite soft.
- And then that brand then makes that Halo of media.
- When you use this, you kind of have a number Halo Halo look.
Examples
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I even got kind of a nice halo around your head from the stage light.
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In the big steamed windows, the distant lights of Harvard Square formed halos the color of mother-of-pearl.
Fiction book (1993) -
It's like a white halo shining from the person.
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The light in her blonde hair creates a halo around her head as she turns.
Fiction book (1992) -
Envision yourself in a halo of glowing white light.
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The mountains ring the town like a halo, their summits white against the nearly turquoise sky.
Fiction book (2001) -
Eventually, though, they came to a stout wooden door, around which a halo of light shone brightly.
Fiction book (1992) -
The sunset created a beautiful halo in the sky, casting a warm glow across the horizon.
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As the sun rose, a shimmering halo appeared around it, highlighting the beginning of a new day.
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The artist painted a halo of light surrounding the figure, suggesting a sense of divinity.
Synonyms
501
2.8
A round shape or area that goes around something
5
9.8
A ring-shaped area between two circles that have the same center
A bright circle of light around the sun caused by ice crystals in the sky
A white or pale circle in the sky that runs along the horizon when sunlight hits ice crystals
A bright ring across the sky at the same height as the sun formed when sunlight passes through ice crystals
A bright circle of light around a holy person's head
A ring of bright light that appears around a holy person's head in art
Compounds
- Specialized
A plant disease caused by bacteria that makes spots with yellow rings on leaves
- Specialized
A bright circle of light around the sun caused by ice crystals in the sky
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Halo comes from the Greek word halōs, meaning 'threshing floor' or 'ring', so people used halo for any ring-shaped area like mist or smoke because it looks like a ring.