angel
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈeɪndʒəl/
- Informal
:
ángel
- You have been an angel to me; I will draw you," he said.
- an angel in the house
He paid her dinner or she's such an Angel she upgraded our flights.
- He paid her dinner or she's such an Angel she upgraded our flights.
- There aren't so many giving kind of angels amongst us, like amazing.
- So stop thinking she's an Angel because clearly she isn't.
- I hear little one a lot, my little one, my Angel honey head.
- There's a, a virgin, a prostitute, a cop, an Angel and and a lover.
- I'm just looking like some Angel walking down the the corridor now.
Examples
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You're such a delight, my furry angel.
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Sherman, you are an absolute angel coming all the way out here.
Fiction book (1990) -
"My mother was an angel and an inspiration to me.
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Now be an angel and fetch me that glass of water.
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You are an angel!
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Healthy schools commit themselves to motivating the better angels of one another's nature.
Academic text (2005) -
Your guardian angel's here.
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"Why, she's a perfect angel," Neetie said, and without another word, she handed the phone to Nina.
Fiction book (1991) -
My grandmother was an angel for always helping others in need.
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He truly is an angel; he volunteers every week at the local shelter.
Synonyms
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4.2
A person who helps others in need
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4.6
A spirit or person people believe protects and helps someone
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4.3
A person who helps strangers without expecting anything in return
A person you think is very good and kind
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- UK
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2.2
A shape in the snow you make by lying on your back and moving arms and legs like an angel
- Specialized
A shark with a broad flat body and winglike fins that hides on sandy sea floor
- Specialized
A South American plant with wing-shaped leaves and red flower clusters
How Kind
Surface Forms
Etymology
Angel used for a very kind person also goes back to Greek angelos 'messenger'; calling someone an angel means they help or protect others, like a caring helper.