angelic

adjective

an·​gel·​ic an-ˈje-lik 

variants or less commonly angelical

an-ˈje-li-kəl 

: of or relating to angels

angelic forms

For even they, the very devils, when they sinned, sinned by such a sin as alone was compatible with such angelical natures …

—James Joyce

: resembling, or suggestive of, an angel (as in purity, holiness, innocence, or beauty)

a sweet, angelic child

an angelic voice/smile

When women are brooding over their children, or busied in a sick-room, who has not seen in their faces those sweet angelic beams of love and pity?

—William Makepeace Thackeray

At 12, Westenra was busking on the streets of Christchurch, singing arias and Bee Gees tunes in an angelic soprano …

—Joan Anderman

angelically

an-ˈje-li-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

smiling angelically

And, oh, how good we were! How angelically and unnaturally good!

—Lucy Maud Montgomery

Examples of angelic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Folklore Taylor Swift Folklore’s angelic aura is best captured with gauzy peasant dresses, soft boho details, and a touch of woodland whimsy. — Zoe Weiner, StyleCaster, 18 Sep. 2026

Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, and Cheryl Ladd are looking quite angelic at the 2026 Emmys. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026

Zendaya’s 2026 press circuit has been a whirlwind of angelic waves and edgy glam. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 12 Sep. 2026

In the first act, the elegant Bailey restrains his vocal power to transmit a gentler, more angelic quality to his sound. — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for angelic

• allelic
• philatelic
• psychedelic
• relic
• telic