cherubic

cherubic

English

Etymology

cherub +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪˈɹuː.bɪk/, /t͡ʃəˈɹuː.bɪk/

Adjective

cherubic (comparative more cherubic, superlative most cherubic)

1. Of, or relating to a cherub; angelic.

   Synonyms: cherubical, cherublike

   Antonym: uncherubic

   • 1967, Sleigh, Barbara, Jessamy, 1993 edition, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 96:

     His unruly hair was slicked down with water, and as Jessamy introduced him to Miss Brindle his face assumed a cherubic innocence which would immediately have aroused the suspicions of anyone who knew him.

2. Of, or like a baby; infantile

Derived terms

• cherubically
• uncherubic

Translations

of, or relating to a cherub

Catalan: querúbic French: chérubique (fr) Greek: χερουβικός (el) (cherouvikós) Italian: cherubico Macedonian: херуви́мски (heruvímski) Portuguese: querúbico, querubínico Spanish: querúbico

Anagrams

• uberchic