- cherubic
- adjective see cherub
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cherubic
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Cherubic — Che*ru bic, Cherubical Che*ru bic*al, a. Of or pertaining to cherubs; angelic. The cherubic host. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cherubic — [[t]tʃəru͟ːbɪk[/t]] ADJ If someone looks cherubic, they look sweet and innocent like a cherub. [LITERARY] I was born cherubic and chubby. ...her beaming, cherubic face … English dictionary
cherubic — che|ru|bic [ tʃə rubık ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY attractive in the natural and slightly fat way of a small child or baby: his cherubic face … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cherubic — UK [tʃəˈruːbɪk] / US [tʃəˈrubɪk] adjective mainly literary attractive in the natural and slightly fat way of a small child or baby his cherubic face … English dictionary
cherubic — cherub ► NOUN 1) (pl. cherubim or cherubs) a winged angelic being represented as a chubby child with wings. 2) (pl. cherubs) a beautiful or innocent looking child. DERIVATIVES cherubic adjective cherubically adverb … English terms dictionary
cherubic — adjective having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub an angelic smile a cherubic face looking so seraphic when he slept a sweet disposition • Syn: ↑angelic, ↑angelical, ↑seraphic, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cherubic — See cherub. * * * … Universalium
cherubic — adjective a) of, or relating to a cherub; angelic b) of, or like a baby; infantile … Wiktionary
cherubic — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of or like a baby: babyish, childlike, infantile, infantine. See YOUTH … English dictionary for students
cherubic — adj. angelic; beautiful; innocent … English contemporary dictionary
