angelicalness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ænˈdʒɛlɪkəlnəs/ UK /ænˈdʒɛlɪk(ə)lnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of resembling an angel in beauty or goodness

There was an angelicalness in the child's untroubled smile.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of resembling... angelicnesssaintlinessheavenlinesspuritydivineness

Opposites

wickednessdevilishness

Word family

Related forms angelicangelicalangel

Etymology

From angelical + -ness, from angelic, from Late Latin angelicus, from Ancient Greek angelikos, from angelos ('messenger').

angelikos Ancient Greek angelos Ancient Greek

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# angelicalness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ænˈdʒɛlɪkəlnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ænˈdʒɛlɪk(ə)lnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of resembling an angel in beauty or goodness

## Examples
- There was an angelicalness in the child's untroubled smile.

## Synonyms
- angelicness
- saintliness
- heavenliness
- purity
- divineness

## Antonyms
- wickedness
- devilishness

## Related Forms
- angelic
- angelical
- angel

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

## Etymology
From angelical + -ness, from angelic, from Late Latin angelicus, from Ancient Greek angelikos, from angelos ('messenger').

## AI Etymology
Angelicalness is from angelical + -ness, from angelic, from Late Latin angelicus, from Ancient Greek angelikos, from angelos ('messenger'). Important recorded forms include angelikos (Ancient Greek) and angelos (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the quality of resembling an angel in beauty or goodness. The wider family includes related words such as angelic, angelical, and angel.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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