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- [eyn-juh l]
- /ˈeɪn dʒəl/
- /ˈeɪn.dʒəl/
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- [eyn-juh l]
- /ˈeɪn dʒəl/
Definitions of angels word
- noun angels a male or female given name. 1
- verb with object angels Informal. to provide financial backing for: Two wealthy friends angeled the Broadway revival of his show. 1
- noun angels A spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a long robe. 1
- noun angels plural of angel. 0
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Origin of angels
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; 1890-95 for def 9; Middle English a(u)ngel (< Anglo-French, Old French) < Late Latin angelus < New Testament Greek ángelos messenger of God, special use of Greek ángelos messenger; replacing Old English engel < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Angels
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
angels popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
angels usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for angels
noun angels
- guardian angels — an angel believed to protect a particular person, as from danger or error.
- sweets — having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
- beauties — the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest).
- dears — beloved or loved: a dear friend.
- dreams — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
verb angels
- backs — a large tub, vat, or cistern used by dyers, brewers, distillers, etc., to hold liquids.
Antonyms for angels
noun angels
- banshees — Plural form of banshee.
- centaurs — Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- critters — Plural form of critter.
- daemons — Plural form of daemon.
- demons — sources of worry or conflict which trouble a person or a group of people
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