Angel | |
1. n. alternative case form of angel. | |
2. n. 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. | |
3. n. (Abrahamic tradition) One of the lowest order of angels, below virtues. | |
4. n. A person having the qualities attributed to angels, such as purity or selflessness. | |
You made me breakfast in bed, you little angel. | |
5. n. (military slang) An altitude, measured in thousands of feet. | |
Climb to angels sixty. (“ascend to 60,000 feet”) | |
6. n. An affluent individual who provides capital for a startup, usually in exchange for convertible debt or ownership equity. | |
7. n. (obsolete) Attendant spirit; genius; demon. | |
8. n. (historical) An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the figure of the archangel Michael, and varying in value from six shillings and eightpence to ten shillings. | |
9. n. (colloquial, dated) An unidentified flying object detected by air traffic control radar. | |
10. n. An angel investor. | |
11. v. (transitive, slang) To support by donating money. | |
12. n. (informal) A person who has Angelman syndrome. | |