cherubic means of, or relating to a cherub; angelic. It carries an Arena rating of 1560, earned across 2 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, cherubic ranks #3,254 of 17,120 for Most Beautiful Words, #3,577 of 17,115 for Most Vivid Words, #5,795 of 17,123 for Most Malleable Words, #7,018 of 17,113 for Most Elegant Words.
cherubic is pronounced /t͡ʃɪˈɹuː.bɪk/.
Why “cherubic” is a great word
Resembling a cherub, especially in possessing a plump, innocent, and angelic countenance. From cherub (from Latin cherub, from Greek cheroub, from Hebrew kĕrūbh) + the adjectival suffix -ic. Unlike "angelic" (which suggests a more general, often mature, divine purity) or "infantile" (which can imply a pejorative childishness in behavior), cherubic is anchored to a specific visual ideal of youthful innocence. It is the sleeping child's flushed and rounded cheek, the downy swell of a baby's cheek pressing against a mother's shoulder, and the way golden afternoon light lingers in wisps of downy hair—a beauty so perfectly untroubled it feels like a memory of a world before consequence.
adj
- Of, or relating to a cherub; angelic.
- Of, or like a baby; infantile
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