Cherubic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɔswaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪtɹəsɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪtɹəsɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɔswaɪz/.

Examples

an angelic smile
a cherubic face
looking so seraphic when he slept

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

angelical sweet angelic seraphic

Parts of Speech

adjective

having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

“an angelic smile”

Word Forms

angel	noun	person of exceptional holiness
seraph	noun	an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child
sweetness	noun	the quality of giving pleasure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

engelhaft

ein süßes Wesen haben, das einem Engel oder Cherub angemessen ist

🇫🇷French

de chérubin

avoir une nature douce qui sied à un ange ou à un chérubin

🇪🇸Spanish

querúbico

Tener una naturaleza dulce propia de un ángel o un querubín.

🇮🇹Italian

cherubino

avere una natura dolce che si addice a un angelo o un cherubino

🇳🇱Dutch

engelachtig

een lieflijk karakter hebben dat past bij een engel of cherub

🇵🇹Portuguese

angelical

ter uma natureza doce digna de um anjo ou querubim

🇷🇺Russian

ангельский

иметь нежную натуру, подобающую ангелу или херувиму

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चेस्र्ब सा

किसी देवदूत या करूब के समान मधुर स्वभाव वाला होना

🇧🇩Bengali

করুবিক

একটি দেবদূত বা করুব উপযুক্ত একটি মিষ্টি প্রকৃতি থাকার

🇮🇳Tamil

செருபிக்

ஒரு தேவதை அல்லது கேருபிற்கு ஏற்ற இனிமையான இயல்பு கொண்டவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

చెరుబిక్

దేవదూత లేదా కెరూబ్‌కు తగిన తీపి స్వభావాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

करूबिक

देवदूत किंवा करूबला अनुकूल गोड स्वभाव असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કરુબિક

દેવદૂત અથવા કરૂબને અનુરૂપ મીઠો સ્વભાવ ધરાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆರೂಬಿಕ್

ದೇವತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆರೂಬಿಗೆ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ ಸಿಹಿ ಸ್ವಭಾವವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കെരൂബിക്

ഒരു മാലാഖയ്‌ക്കോ കെരൂബിനോ യോജിച്ച മധുരസ്വഭാവമുള്ളവൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਰੂਬਿਕ

ਇੱਕ ਦੂਤ ਜਾਂ ਕਰੂਬ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਇੱਕ ਮਿੱਠਾ ਸੁਭਾਅ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کروبک

فرشتہ یا کروبی کے مطابق میٹھی فطرت کا ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

天真的

拥有适合天使或小天使的甜美本性

🇯🇵Japanese

天使のような

天使や天使にふさわしい優しい性質を持っている

🇰🇷Korean

케루빔

천사나 그룹에 어울리는 다정한 성격을 가지고 있는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiền lành

có bản chất ngọt ngào phù hợp với một thiên thần hoặc thiên thần

🇹🇭Thai

เครูบ

มีนิสัยอ่อนหวานสมกับเทวดาหรือเครูบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerubik

memiliki sifat manis layaknya bidadari atau kerub

🇵🇭Filipino

kerubiko

pagkakaroon ng matamis na kalikasan na angkop sa isang anghel o kerubin

🇲🇾Malay

kerub

mempunyai sifat manis yang sesuai dengan malaikat atau kerub

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ملائكي

له طبيعة حلوة تليق بملاك أو كروب

🇮🇷Persian

کروبی

داشتن طبیعت شیرینی که شایسته یک فرشته یا کروبی است

🇹🇷Turkish

meleksi

bir meleğe ya da meleklere yakışan tatlı bir doğaya sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

כרובית

בעל אופי מתוק כיאה למלאך או לכרוב

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