aureole
/ˈɔɹ.i.oʊl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.71 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A corona.
noun
Alternative form of aureola (“increment to blessedness”).
Example Sentences
- "The lady's hair no woman could possess without feeling it her pride. It was the daily theme of her lady's-maid,—a natural aureole to her head."
- "They sat quietly, side by side, without speaking. Philip enjoyed having her near him. He was warmed by her radiant health. A glow of life seemed like an aureole to shine about her."
- "She feels, with all our furniture, Room yet for something more secure Than our self-kindled aureoles To guide our poor forgotten souls […]"
- "Those white women whose superiority encircled them like an aureole, could quieten any raucous gathering by just placing a finger to a lip."
- "It was a lean Jewish face, with a great fuzzy aureole of white hair and a small goatee beard […]"
- "The dust of the road and his long, wiry hair made aureoles of red about him in the westering light […]"
Etymology
From Middle English aureole, from Old French aureole, from Medieval Latin aureola (corona) (“golden (crown)”). Doublet of oriole.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɔɹ.i.oʊl/
- British English: /ˈɔː.ɹiː.əʊl/