adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or by means of magic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mystical, sorcerous, thaumaturgic
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
magical
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/
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adj
Meaning 2
Enchanting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The fireworks created a magical atmosphere in that beautiful summer night.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bewitching, captivating, fascinating
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers- Shakespeare
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- charming incantations
- magic signs that protect against adverse influence
- a magical spell
- 'tis now the very witching time of night
- wizard wands
- wizardly powers
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: charming, magic, sorcerous, witching(a), wizard(a), wizardly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *megh-der. Proto-Indo-European *megh-ú-s Proto-Indo-Iranian *maghúš Proto-Iranian *magúš Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁 (m-gu-š /maguš/)bor. Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós)bor. Latin magicus Old French magiquebor. Middle English magik English magic English -al English magical From magic + -al.
Across languages
Translations
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: سِحْرِيّ (siḥriyy) — relating to magic
- Belarusian: чараўні́чы (čarawníčy) — relating to magic
- Belarusian: магі́чны (mahíčny) — relating to magic
- Belarusian: чарадзе́йны (čaradzjéjny) — relating to magic
- Bulgarian: маги́чески (magíčeski) — relating to magic
- Bulgarian: вълше́бен (vǎlšében) — relating to magic
- Catalan: màgic — relating to magic
- Czech: magický — relating to magic
- Dutch: magisch — relating to magic
- Esperanto: magia — relating to magic
- Finnish: maaginen — relating to magic
- French: magique — relating to magic
- Galician: máxico — relating to magic
- German: magisch — relating to magic
- German: zauberisch — relating to magic
- Ancient Greek: μαγικός (magikós) — relating to magic
- Icelandic: galdra- — relating to magic
- Icelandic: göldróttur — relating to magic
- Indonesian: magis — relating to magic
- Indonesian: ajaib — relating to magic
- Indonesian: sakti — relating to magic
- Irish: rúnda — relating to magic
- Japanese: 魔法の (mahō no) — relating to magic
- Korean: 마법의 (mabeobui) — relating to magic
- Latin: magicus — relating to magic
- Latin: magus — relating to magic
- Latvian: maģisks — relating to magic
- Macedonian: во́лшебен (vólšeben) — relating to magic
- Macedonian: ма́гичен (mágičen) — relating to magic
- Malay: magik — relating to magic
- Malayalam: മാന്ത്രിക (māntrika) — relating to magic
- Occitan: magic — relating to magic
- Old Norse: vittugr — relating to magic
- Polish: magiczny — relating to magic
- Polish: czarodziejski — relating to magic
- Portuguese: mágico — relating to magic
- Romanian: magic — relating to magic
- Russian: волше́бный (volšébnyj) — relating to magic
- Russian: маги́ческий (magíčeskij) — relating to magic
- Scots: weirdly — relating to magic
- Scottish Gaelic: seunta — relating to magic
- Slovak: magický — relating to magic
- Slovene: čaroben — relating to magic
- Slovene: magičen — relating to magic
- Spanish: mágico — relating to magic
- Swedish: magisk — relating to magic
- Turkish: büyülü — relating to magic
- Turkish: büyüsel — relating to magic
- Ukrainian: чарівни́й (čarivnýj) — relating to magic
- Ukrainian: магі́чний (mahíčnyj) — relating to magic
- Bulgarian: вълше́бен (vǎlšében) — enchanting
- Catalan: màgic — enchanting
- Dutch: betoverend — enchanting
- Dutch: magisch — enchanting
- Finnish: taianomainen — enchanting
- Finnish: maaginen — enchanting
- Icelandic: töfrandi — enchanting
- Icelandic: töfrum líkt — enchanting
- Indonesian: ajaib — enchanting
- Latin: fascinans — enchanting
- Latin: magicus — enchanting
- Latin: magus — enchanting
- Macedonian: во́лшебен (vólšeben) — enchanting
- Malayalam: മാന്ത്രിക (māntrika) — enchanting
- Romanian: magic — enchanting
- Romanian: fermecător — enchanting
- Romanian: încântător — enchanting
- Russian: волше́бный (volšébnyj) — enchanting
- Turkish: büyüleyici — enchanting
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