sun-angel
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.33 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of sunangel.
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sun, angel.
Example Sentences
- "The little group of hummers, called by the poetical name of sun-angels, are all remarkable for the exceeding lustre of the feathers decorating their throats."
- "The mars sun-angel is a native of the Andes, and is a very rare bird, no other of the species has the same colouring."
- "In most hummingbirds, only the male is iridescent, but in the South American tourmaline sun-angel, some females are as well, while others are plain-coloured."
- "According to poetical conception this was Uriel the sun-angel."
- ""This is not a woman!" declared Philip with heat and eagerness, " at least not the sort of woman I have ever known! This is a forest-empress, sea-goddess, or sun-angel !...""
- "It is especially popular in Persia where at one time Meher or Mithra, the sun or sun-angel, was held in high veneration."