adj · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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ăn-jĕlʹ-ĭk
/ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪk/
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rhymes with -ɛlɪk
CMU ARPABET:AE2 N JH EH1 L IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Very sweet-natured, well-behaved, or beautiful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an angelic child
The choir sang in angelic voices.
She gave him an angelic smile.
The baby’s face looked so peaceful and angelic in sleep.
A regular Hausdorff space is said to be angelic if the closure of each relatively countably compact set A is compact and the closure consists of the limits of sequences in A.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences, topology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A member of the Angelic Sisters of Saint Paul, a Roman Catholic religious order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to angels
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
angelic messenger
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: angelical
Antonyms: none provided
7
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
an angelic smile
a cherubic face
looking so seraphic when he slept
a sweet disposition
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: angelical, cherubic, seraphic, sweet
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English angelik, aungillik, aungellike, (also angellich, aungellich > English angelly), from Old English anġelīċ, engellīċ, englelīċ, coalescing with Old French angélique, from Latin angelicus, from Ancient Greek ἀγγελικός (angelikós, “of or for a messenger”), from ἄγγελος (ángelos, “angel”). Equivalent to angel + -ic. Doublet of angelique (“plant of the genus Angelica”) and angélique (“plucked bowl lute”).
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
հրեշտակային
(hreštakayin)
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Asturian:
anxélicu
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Asturian:
anxelical
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Bulgarian:
а́нгелски
(ángelski)
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Catalan:
angèlic
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Catalan:
angelical
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Cornish:
elek
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Czech:
andělský
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Dutch:
engelachtig
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Esperanto:
anĝela
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Estonian:
ingellik
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Finnish:
enkelimäinen
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
French:
angélique
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Galician:
anxélico
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Galician:
anxelical
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
German:
engelhaft
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Greek:
αγγελικός
(angelikós)
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Ancient Greek:
ἀγγελικός
(angelikós)
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Hebrew:
מַלְאָכִי
(mal'achí)
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Hungarian:
angyali
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Icelandic:
englalegur
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Irish:
ainglí
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Italian:
angelico
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Latin:
angelicus
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Latvian:
eņģelisks
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Macedonian:
ангелски
(angelski)
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Occitan:
angelic
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Polish:
anielski
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Polish:
angeliczny
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Portuguese:
angélico
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Portuguese:
angelical
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Romanian:
îngeresc
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Romanian:
angelic
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Russian:
а́нгельский
(ángelʹskij)
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Scots:
aungelic
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Scottish Gaelic:
aingealach
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Scottish Gaelic:
àingleach
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Scottish Gaelic:
ainglidh
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Scottish Gaelic:
ainglidheach
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Serbo-Croatian:
анђеоски
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Serbo-Croatian:
anđeoski
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Spanish:
angélico
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Spanish:
angelical
— belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
