Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

better angels

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables: bet-ter an-gels
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Morally upright or otherwise positive attributes of human character.

Example Sentences

"So do the shadows of our own desires stand between us and our better angels, and thus their brightness is eclipsed."
"The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battle-field and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature."
"A Christmas without children would be like a sleigh ride without snow. What gives this day its special grace is the glimpse it yields of a child's belief in the better angels of a grown-up world. Selfishness recedes, good will and gentleness for a blessed moment prevail."
"Call me wrong, call me right / But I bring my better angels to every fight"
"Of his fellow tech CEOs – the ones competing to rush out their rival chatbots – he said: “I think the better angels are going to win out.” Better angels? At Google?"

Inflected Forms

better angels of one's nature (alternative)

Questions

What does better angels mean?: Morally upright or otherwise positive attributes of human character.

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