cherubic

/tʃe'ru:bik/

Thân thiện

The baby has a cherubic face as he sleeps in his crib.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Having a sweet, innocent, or angelic appearance, especially like that of a cherub: Describes a face, expression, or person that is charmingly innocent, round-faced, and often associated with childlike sweetness and purity.

Usage

The adjective "cherubic" is used to describe someone, typically a child or a person with childlike features, whose appearance suggests innocence, sweetness, and angelic goodness. It often implies plump, rosy cheeks and a serene, happy expression.

Examples

• The baby had a cherubic face with big blue eyes and rosy cheeks.
• She gave a cherubic smile that melted everyone's heart.
• The portrait captured the child's cherubic innocence perfectly.

Advanced Usage

• Seraphic vs. Cherubic: While both imply angelic qualities, "seraphic" often suggests a more ethereal, spiritual, or ecstatic beauty (like a seraph, a high-ranking angel), whereas "cherubic" emphasizes a more earthly, childlike, and sweetly innocent appearance (like a cherub, often depicted as a chubby child).
  • His expression was seraphic, as if he were in a state of divine bliss.
  • Her features were cherubic, radiating simple, joyful innocence.

Variants and Related Words

• Cherub (noun): A winged angelic being, often represented in art as a chubby, healthy-looking child.
  • The painting on the ceiling was adorned with cherubs.
• Cherubically (adverb): In a cherubic manner. (This form is rare but valid.)
  • The toddler smiled cherubically at the camera.

Synonyms

• Angelical: Resembling an angel in goodness, beauty, or innocence.
• Seraphic: Characteristic of or resembling a seraph; blissfully serene or beautiful.
• Innocent: Free from moral wrong; not corrupted. (A broader term, less specific to appearance.)
• Beatific: Displaying great happiness, peace, or blessedness, often with a saintly quality.

Antonyms

• Demonic: Of, relating to, or characteristic of a demon; fiendish.
• Impish: Inclined to do slightly naughty things for fun; mischievous.
• Sinister: Giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen.

Idioms and Phrases

• A cherubic countenance: A literary way to describe a sweet, angelic face.
  • Despite his age, he retained a cherubic countenance.
• Cherubic innocence: The pure, unspoiled innocence associated with a cherubic appearance.
  • The story exploited the contrast between the villain's cruelty and the victim's cherubic innocence.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
   • an angelic smile
   • a cherubic face
   • looking so seraphic when he slept
   • a sweet disposition

Từ đồng nghĩa

• angelic
• angelical
• seraphic
• sweet