Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
hallucinosis
hallux
hallux valgus
hallway
halma
Halmahera
halo
halo-
halo effect
halobiont
halocarbon
halocline
haloform
halogen
halogenate
halon
haloperidol
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

halo effect
ha·lo ef·fect


noun 
Definition:
 
generalization from one good trait: the tendency to judge somebody as being totally good because one aspect of his or her character is good
[< the haloes of angels]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft