angelic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ænˈdʒɛlɪk/ UK /anˈdʒɛlɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
resembling or characteristic of an angel; sublimely good or beautiful

The choir's angelic voices filled the cathedral with light.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · resembling or... seraphic heavenly divine celestial saintlycherubicbeatific

Opposites

demonic devilish fiendish infernal

Word family

Derived forms angelicallyangelicalness

Related forms angelangelical

Etymology

From Old French angelique, from Late Latin angelicus, from Ancient Greek angelikos, from angelos ('messenger'), the rendering of Hebrew mal'akh ('messenger, angel').

angelikos Ancient Greek angelos Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# angelic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ænˈdʒɛlɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /anˈdʒɛlɪk/

## Meanings
1. resembling or characteristic of an angel; sublimely good or beautiful

## Examples
- The choir's angelic voices filled the cathedral with light.

## Synonyms
- seraphic
- heavenly
- divine
- celestial
- saintly
- cherubic
- beatific

## Antonyms
- demonic
- devilish
- fiendish
- infernal

## Derived Forms
- angelically
- angelicalness

## Related Forms
- angel
- angelical

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: angelikos
- Root: angelos

## Etymology
From Old French angelique, from Late Latin angelicus, from Ancient Greek angelikos, from angelos ('messenger'), the rendering of Hebrew mal'akh ('messenger, angel').

## AI Etymology
angelic comes from Old French angelique, from Late Latin angelicus, from Ancient Greek angelikos, from angelos ('messenger'), the rendering of Hebrew mal'akh ('messenger, angel'). The path is chiefly one of transmission: an older form is taken into English, with the word's shape and meaning carried through the language names and forms preserved in the history. In modern use, the adjective sense is "resembling or characteristic of an angel; sublimely good or beautiful", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as angel, angelical and derivatives such as angelically, angelicalness, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Ancient Greek angelikos, Ancient Greek angelos, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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