halo effect

noun

: generalization from the perception of one outstanding personality trait to an overly favorable evaluation of the whole personality

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The spa is meant to have something of a halo effect on the resort as a whole. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026 Conversely, online growth after an opening may be mistaken for a halo effect, even though some of it would have occurred anyway. — Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026 There is some hope that allowing Disney intellectual property to fuel TikTok pieces will have a halo effect for Disney’s films and programs. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 The sponsorship, which involved some 50,000 social media content creators, was the biggest activation in company history, and management is expecting the halo effect to last well into the future as Unilever’s sales momentum builds. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for halo effect

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First Known Use

circa 1928, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of halo effect was circa 1928

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halo effect

noun
: generalization from the perception of one outstanding personality trait to an overly favorable evaluation of the whole personality
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