angelicalness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities 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 AI details From angelical + -ness, from angelic, from Late Latin angelicus, from Ancient Greek angelikos, from angelos ('messenger'). angelikos Ancient Greek angelos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown