Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inaureole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-au-re-ole
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give (someone) a halo; to surround (someone or something) with light.

Literary; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Light most heavenly-human— / […] / With a sun derivèd stole / Did inaureole / All her lovely body round; […]"
"So leave we them, each head inaureoled With the awakening spring’s young sunlight-gold."
"The red, level rays of the sun came through the window behind him. He was a Viking in shabby tweeds, inaureoled in his hair."
"He was girt with pale gold and inaureoled With gold about his head."

Etymology

From in- + aureole.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: in

Usage

Inflected Forms

inaureoles (present, singular) inaureoling (participle, present) inaureoled (participle, past) inaureoled (past)

Synonyms

halo

Questions

What does inaureole mean?: To give (someone) a halo; to surround (someone or something) with light.
Where does inaureole come from?: From in- + aureole.

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