Angel

Meaning of Angel

noun
  1. An incorporeal and sometimes divine messenger from a deity, or other divine entity, often depicted in art as a youthful winged figure in flowing robes.
  2. (Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of such beings, below virtues.
  3. A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness.
    Thanks for making me breakfast in bed, you little angel.
  4. Attendant spirit; genius; demon.
  5. (possibly obsolete) An official (a bishop, or sometimes a minister) who heads a Christian church, especially a Catholic Apostolic church.
  6. An English gold coin, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, circulated between the 15th and 17th centuries, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings.
  7. (originally Royal Air Force) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet.
    Climb to angels sixty. (“ascend to 60,000 feet”)
  8. An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar.
  9. An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity; an angel investor.
  10. The person who funds a show.

verb

To support by donating money.

noun

A person who has Angelman syndrome.

Information about Angel

Hyphenation of Angel

An-gel

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
  • Angel is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Angel synonyms

Meaning saint:

saint

Meaning backer:

backer

Anagrams of Angel

agnel, Angle, angle, Elgan, Galen, galen, genal, glean, lagen, Lange, Nagel, nagel, Nagle

Words that rhyme with Angel

Archangel, Geanangel, Rangel, Wrangel, angel, archangel, demiangel, evangel, langel, mangel, protevangel, Engel, Hengel, Lengel, Sprengel, Stengel, Swengel, Klingel, WinGel, lingel, spingel, swingel, zingel

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