adj
cherubic
Cherubic (adj) means looking like an angel, or connected with angels.
adj
1
Looking like an angel, or connected with angels.
"There wasn't a room that had not been clad, picture-railed, dadoed, panelled, stained, gilded, bordered and generally made over to within an inch of its life - can I interest anyone in a gold cherubic sconce?"
— Michele Jenkinson, West Country Living: My blind date with my new home (2000)
"the flyaway pale curls and his round, cherubic face"
— pukner, A Nanny? In MY Summoning Circle? (2019)
"On-screen, the actor Elle Fanning has the cherubic, moon-eyed guilelessness of a storybook princess or an animated woodland creature, the kind that belies a character much more tenacious than she first appears."
— Sophie Gilbert, Life Isn’t Easy in the OnlyFans Economy (2026)
2
Looking sweet and innocent like a baby.
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What is the meaning of cherubic?
"cherubic" (adj) means looking like an angel, or connected with angels.
What is another word for cherubic?
Other words for "cherubic" include seraphic, angelical, sweet, angelic.
What is the opposite of cherubic?
The opposite of "cherubic" is infernal.
What are the different meanings of cherubic?
"cherubic" has 2 main meanings: 1. Looking like an angel, or connected with angels; 2. Looking sweet and innocent like a baby.
