cherubic

adjective

Definition of cherubicnext
1
as in angelic

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as in ruddy

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Recent Examples of cherubic Swank sent well wishes to fans around the holidays in 2024 via a photo of her and a cherubic little helper by the tree. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 The Argentinian soccer star collaborated with the bespectacled, cherubic-looking artist on an immersive installation last summer in New York. — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 29 July 2026 Varsha is a pretty, cherubic girl with nut-brown eyes, short black braids and a sparkling smile that lights up her whole face. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 And for anyone who follows mom-fluencers online, with their perfect kitchens, nutritious meals, cherubic offspring and seemingly perfect lives. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 9 June 2026 Whereas its predecessor could take forever between seasons, losing nothing but its child stars’ cherubic looks, the new show has no such luxury. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026 Burke’s heroine, Natalie, is a trad wife with a large internet following, fundamentalist Christian convictions, a brood of cherubic children, a working farm, and a penchant for handcrafting items that could be purchased at the drugstore. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 May 2026 Now, as ever, there may be some who hold McCartney’s cherubic good will against him, as a badge of insufficient seriousness. — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 May 2026 Devoid of facial hair but sporting golden curls, the cherubic Parsons meets me at a Hollywood hotel’s courtyard restaurant in April just a few days after putting the final touches on his movie. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cherubic
  1. angelic
  2. ruddy
  3. rosy
  4. red
  5. florid
  6. sanguine
  7. pinkish
Adjective
  • The result resembles an angelic ring (hence the name) that keeps your hair up and out of the way and simultaneously looking effortlessly elegant.
    — Ariel Baker, InStyle, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Best known for his angelic voice that plays on R&B and pop, WONHO seems to be testing out something new, bordering on dance, EDM, club, house, mellow pop, and hyper-pop.
    — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of angelic
Adjective
  • Stargazers can observe the ruddy hue of the lunar surface with the naked eye, though binoculars or a small telescope will highlight the sharp, bright contrast along the crescent rim of the moon that remains outside Earth’s umbra.
    — Michael d'Estries, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Both men appeared in court Monday, still bearing the ruddy complexions of people who had spent an extended period of time outdoors.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruddy
Adjective
  • Instead of predicting a rosy outcome or forcing a new personality, a useful mantra can state a choice that’s within your control.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The strappy dress featured a sheer grid base adorned with beaded floral appliqués in the same shade of rosy pink.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of rosy
Adjective
  • SoCal likely in the clear A red blob on the hurricane center's forecast map well south of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula represents a developing tropical system, one that some models show could eventually impact California.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The cashmere sweater comes in nine colors, including vintage pink, deep red, and navy blue.
    — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of red
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  • His most acute scorn was reserved for my then-colleague, Alan Abelson, the longtime lead columnist and former Barron’s editor known for his florid, literate and persistent bearishness.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Ford, even more than Antonioni, renders characters’ social context both intellectually and dramatically explicit by way of extensive, florid, candid, confrontational dialogue.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of florid
Adjective
  • Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, is following his own yardsticks, and said that the sanguine performance this summer of the S & P 500, which is near all-time highs, has masked a high degree of individual stock volatility.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Only for the Journal’s editorialists to gently pat presumably a few less than sanguine readers on the head with an allegedly encouraging caveat about legislation that empowers presidents to impose tariffs of the 100% kind on other nations.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of sanguine
Adjective
  • Totality also brought glimpses of pinkish-red prominences—fountains of plasma arcing above the sun’s surface, dancing at the moon’s edge.
    — Claire Cameron & Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Even the most neutral colorway—a pinkish beige and an olive green—gives dimension to an interior.
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of pinkish

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“Cherubic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cherubic. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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