cherubic

English

Etymology

From 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, Barbara Sleigh, Jessamy, Sevenoaks, Kent: Bloomsbury, published 1993, →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.

   • 2019, pukner, A Nanny? In MY Summoning Circle?, ArchiveOfOurOwn:

     the flyaway pale curls and his round, cherubic face

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
• Russian: херуви́мский (ru) (xeruvímskij)
• Spanish: querúbico

Anagrams

• uberchic