| 单词 | cherubic |
| 释义 | cherubic (once / 18240 pages) adj Use the word cherubic to describe someone with a round face and an air of sweetness, whether you’re talking about a cute cooing baby or your innocent-looking, round-faced 40-year-old brother. The word cherubic, pronounced "CHAIR-uh-bick," is used to describe someone who looks like a cherub, a baby-like angel you’ve probably seen in Renaissance paintings. Today, you don’t have to be divine, winged, naked, or even a child to be described as cherubic. The word describes those who have a rosy, childlike innocence and a sweet, pleasing roundness. WORD FAMILYcherubic: cherubically USAGE EXAMPLESThe adorable cherubic face of the Honey Bun Baby brought us one of the sweetest memes of 2016. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) They sang hymns in cherubic voice and screamed sports chants at the top of their lungs. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) Teddy finished out last week’s episode as a prisoner of the cherubic blond android Angela, a follower of the villainous host Wyatt. The New Yorker(Nov 28, 2016) adj having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub a cherubic face Syn angelic, angelical, seraphic, sweet lovable, loveable having characteristics that attract love or affection |
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