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ANGELIC
/ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪk/Adjectivean-GEL-ican-gel-ic · 3 syllablesGrade 3
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2021
Meaning
Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling, characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an angel.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English angelik, aungillik, aungellike, (also angellich, aungellich > English angelly), from Old English anġelīċ, engellīċ, englelīċ, coalescing with Old French angélique, from Latin angelicus, from Ancient Greek ἀγγελικός (angelikós, “of or for a messenger”), from ἄγγελος (ángelos, “angel”). Equivalent to angel + -ic. Doublet of angelique (“plant of the genus Angelica”) and angélique (“plucked bowl lute”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
diabolicalfallen angelichellborninfernaldisangelicalunangelicunangelicaluncherubicunseraphicnonangelic
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2021.