angelic

Questions about angelic

What does angelic mean?

angelic means "marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in angelic?

angelic has 3 syllables: an-gel-ic. The stress falls on "gel". In IPA it is /ˌænˈdʒɛlɪk/.

What is another word for angelic?

Close synonyms include angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly, sainted. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is angelic a common word?

angelic is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.