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单词 cherubic
释义

cherub

noun

cher·​ub ˈcher-əb How to pronounce cherub (audio)
ˈche-rəb
plural cherubs or cherubim ˈcher-ə-ˌbim How to pronounce cherub (audio)
ˈker-,
 also  ˈcher-yə-
1
cherubim plural : an order of angels see celestial hierarchy
2
plural usually cherubs
a
: a beautiful usually winged child in painting and sculpture
b
: an innocent-looking usually chubby and rosy person
This torrent of arcane football lingo spewed from the lips of a red-haired, freckle-faced cherub Tim Layden
cherubic
chə-ˈrü-bik How to pronounce cherub (audio)
 also  ˈcher-ə-
adjective
cherubically
chə-ˈrü-bi-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce cherub (audio)
adverb
cherublike
ˈcher-əb-ˌlīk How to pronounce cherub (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web No matter that the little girl was roughly the same age as my daughter, Evan Frances, who people often say resembles a Cabbage Patch doll, a cherub or, in my opinion, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. Lindzi Scharf, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 Guests were served a five-tiered cake adorned with white swan pillars, bells, tiny sugar flowers, and a white-chocolate cherub. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 6 July 2021 Further analysis shows that the belt was decorated with images of a lion and a cherub; the sword’s scabbard, meanwhile, bore the likeness of an oval shield. Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2021 At the end of the first book, a picture of Eevee shows a cherub of a child. Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2021 Downtown visitors can once again meet up under the cherub this holiday season. Michelle Pemberton, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2020 We have been conditioned to believe that with a clock’s tick on one particular midnight, a bent old man hands the baton of time to a sprightly cherub in a top hat. New York Times, 30 Dec. 2020 The cherub first appeared atop the L.S. Ayres Clock in 1947. Michelle Pemberton, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Nov. 2020 In the 1990s, a long crack was reported in Louis' cloak, and two toes were missing from a cherub at his feet. Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek cheroub, from Hebrew kĕrūbh

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

cherub

noun

cher·​ub ˈcher-əb How to pronounce cherub (audio)
1
: a beautiful child usually with wings in paintings and drawings
2
: a cute chubby child

cherubic

adjective

1
as in angelic

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • angelic
  • angelical
  • virtuous
  • beatified
  • venerable
  • chaste
  • canonized
  • blessed
  • saintly
  • moral
  • worshipful
  • pietistic
  • blest
  • righteous
  • upright
  • pure
  • ascetic
  • reverent
  • religiose
  • sainted
  • reverential
  • pious
  • prayerful
  • spiritual
  • devout
  • godly
  • religious
  • ascetical
  • holy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • godless
  • irreligious
  • irreverent
  • unholy
  • faithless
  • impious
  • secular
  • blasphemous
  • ungodly
  • antireligious
  • profane
  • sacrilegious
  • worldly
  • nonreligious
  • evil
  • sinful
  • wicked
  • miscreant
  • desecrating
  • unspiritual
  • unfaithful
  • profanatory
  • iniquitous
  • immoral
  • backsliding
  • unrighteous
  • sinning
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2
as in ruddy

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • ruddy
  • rubicund
  • rosy
  • florid
  • sanguine
  • glowing
  • red
  • pinkish
  • pink
  • blowsy
  • blowzy
  • suntanned
  • bronzed
  • blooming
  • full-blooded
  • brown
  • blushing
  • bloomy
  • warm
  • tanned
  • flushed
  • flush

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • pallid
  • pale
  • ashen
  • doughy
  • sallow
  • pasty
  • waxen
  • lurid
  • white
  • wan
  • palish
  • peaky
  • ashy
  • mealy
  • livid
  • waxy
  • sickly
  • peaked
  • blanched
  • whitened
  • cadaverous
  • anemic
  • paled
  • sallowish
  • sick
  • bloodless
  • whey-faced
  • white-faced
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