Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

angelical

/ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: an-gel-i-cal
IPA: /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.

name

The Enochian language (believed to be the language of angels).

Example Sentences

"O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face! Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave? Beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical!"
"She was all angelical gentleness."
""You wouldn't be speaking badly if you said that there was something angelical about the character of Pete Perkins, but one of those angels with a sword," Jones said."
"There are no onomatapeioæ^([sic]) in Angelical."

Etymology

From Middle English aungelicale, from Latin angelicus + -al; equivalent to angel + -ical.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: aungelicale, angelicus

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/

Inflected Forms

more angelical (comparative) most angelical (superlative)

Derived Forms

angelicality angelically angelicalness archangelical disangelical unangelical

Synonyms

angelic angellike angelly angelical cherubic cherubical cherublike seraphic

Questions

How do you pronounce angelical?: The recorded pronunciation is /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkəl/.
What does angelical mean?: Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
Where does angelical come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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