Meanings
angelic1
comparative more angelic · superlative most angelic · alternative angelick
- Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
- mathematicsA 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.
Angelic2
plural Angelics
- ChristianityA member of the Angelic Sisters of Saint Paul, a Roman Catholic religious order.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveVery sweet-natured, well-behaved, or beautiful.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivemarked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
adjectiveof or relating to angels
adjectivehaving a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀγγελικός“of or for a messenger”
- Latinangelicus
- Old Frenchangélique
- Old Englishanġelīċ
- Middle Englishangelik
- Englishangelic
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”).
More words from Middle English, Old English, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀγγελικός
- ἀγγελικός (angelikós)belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Bulgarian а́нгелски
- а́нгелски (ángelski)belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Catalan angèlic, angelical
- angèlicbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
- angelicalbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Czech andělský
- andělskýbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Dutch engelachtig
- engelachtigbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Esperanto anĝela
- anĝelabelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Estonian ingellik
- ingellikbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Finnish enkelimäinen
- enkelimäinenbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
French angélique
- angéliquebelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
German engelhaft
- engelhaftbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Greek αγγελικός
- αγγελικός (angelikós)belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Hebrew מַלְאָכִי
- מַלְאָכִי (mal'achí)belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Hungarian angyali
- angyalibelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Icelandic englalegur
- englalegurbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Irish ainglí
- ainglíbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Italian angelico
- angelicobelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Latin angelicus
- angelicusbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Latvian eņģelisks
- eņģelisksbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Polish anielski, angeliczny
- anielskibelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
- angelicznybelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Portuguese angélico, angelical
- angélicobelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
- angelicalbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Romanian îngeresc, angelic
- îngerescbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
- angelicbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Russian а́нгельский
- а́нгельский (ángelʹskij)belonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Scottish Gaelic aingealach, àingleach
- aingealachbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
- àingleachbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
- ainglidhbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
- ainglidheachbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Spanish angélico, angelical
- angélicobelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
- angelicalbelonging to, proceeding from, or resembling an angel
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with angelic
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Cite this entry
angelic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angelic
“angelic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angelic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angelic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angelic.
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