adj · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Australian:/mæɡˈnetɪk/
New-Zealand:/mɛɡˈnetək/
South-Asia:/ˈmæɡ.nə.ʈɪk/
rhymes with -ɛtɪk
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a magnetic recorder
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Determined by earth's magnetic fields.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
magnetic north
the magnetic meridian
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Having an extraordinary ability to attract: attractive, alluring, persuasive
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
He has a magnetic personality.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adj
Meaning 5
Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Examples
a magnetic sleep
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: magnetized, magnetised
Antonyms: antimagnetic
7
adjective
Meaning 7
determined by earth's magnetic fields
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
magnetic north
the needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: geographic
8
adjective
Meaning 8
capable of being magnetized
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nonmagnetic
9
adjective
Meaning 9
of or relating to or caused by magnetism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
magnetic forces
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
possessing an extraordinary ability to attract
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a charismatic leader
a magnetic personality
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: charismatic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Old French magnetebor. Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs) Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor. Latin magnēsbor. Middle English magnete English magnet Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English magnetic From magnet + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
126 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مِغْنَاطِيسِيّ
(miḡnāṭīsiyy)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Armenian:
մագնիսական
(magnisakan)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Belarusian:
магні́тны
(mahnítny)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Bulgarian:
магни́тен
(magníten)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Catalan:
magnètic
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Chinese Mandarin:
有磁性的
(yǒu cíxìng de)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Czech:
magnetický
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Dutch:
magnetisch
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Finnish:
magneettinen
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
French:
magnétique
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Galician:
magnético
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Georgian:
მაგნიტური
(magniṭuri)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
German:
magnetisch
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Greek:
μαγνητικός
(magnitikós)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Hebrew:
מַגְנֵטִי
(magnetí)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Hungarian:
mágnes-
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Hungarian:
mágneses
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Indonesian:
magnetis
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Irish:
maighnéadach
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Irish:
adhmainteach
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Italian:
magnetico
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Japanese:
磁気の
(jiki no)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Kazakh:
магниттік
(magnittık)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Korean:
자석의
(jaseog-ui)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Kyrgyz:
магниттик
(magnittik)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Latin:
magneticus
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Norwegian Bokmål:
magnetisk
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Occitan:
magnetic
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Persian:
مغناطیسی
(maġnâtisi)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Polish:
magnetyczny
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Portuguese:
magnético
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Romanian:
magnetic
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Russian:
магни́тный
(magnítnyj)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Scottish Gaelic:
magnaiteach
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Slovak:
magnetický
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Spanish:
magnético
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Swahili:
-a sumaku
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Swedish:
magnetisk
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Tagalog:
balniin
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Thai:
แม่เหล็ก
(mɛ̂ɛ-lèk)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Ukrainian:
магні́тний
(mahnítnyj)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Yiddish:
מאַגנעטיש
(magnetish)
— of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism
Belarusian:
магні́тны
(mahnítny)
— having the properties of a magnet
Catalan:
magnètic
— having the properties of a magnet
Chinese Mandarin:
有磁性的
(yǒu cíxìng de)
— having the properties of a magnet
Czech:
magnetický
— having the properties of a magnet
Dutch:
magnetisch
— having the properties of a magnet
Finnish:
magneettinen
— having the properties of a magnet
French:
magnétique
— having the properties of a magnet
Galician:
magnético
— having the properties of a magnet
German:
magnetisch
— having the properties of a magnet
Greek:
μαγνητικός
(magnitikós)
— having the properties of a magnet
Hungarian:
mágneses
— having the properties of a magnet
Irish:
maighnéadach
— having the properties of a magnet
Irish:
adhmainteach
— having the properties of a magnet
Italian:
magnetico
— having the properties of a magnet
Italian:
magnetica
— having the properties of a magnet
Japanese:
磁気の
(jiki no)
— having the properties of a magnet
Kazakh:
магниттік
(magnittık)
— having the properties of a magnet
Latin:
magnēsius
— having the properties of a magnet
Norwegian Bokmål:
magnetisk
— having the properties of a magnet
Portuguese:
magnético
— having the properties of a magnet
Romanian:
magnetic
— having the properties of a magnet
Russian:
магни́тный
(magnítnyj)
— having the properties of a magnet
Scottish Gaelic:
magnaiteach
— having the properties of a magnet
Spanish:
magnético
— having the properties of a magnet
Swahili:
-a sumaku
— having the properties of a magnet
Swedish:
magnetisk
— having the properties of a magnet
Tagalog:
balniin
— having the properties of a magnet
Ukrainian:
магні́тний
(mahnítnyj)
— having the properties of a magnet
Yiddish:
מאַגנעטיש
(magnetish)
— having the properties of a magnet
Belarusian:
магні́тны
(mahnítny)
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Bulgarian:
магни́тен
(magníten)
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Czech:
magnetický
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Dutch:
magnetisch
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Finnish:
magneettinen
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
French:
magnétique
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Galician:
magnético
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
German:
magnetisch
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Greek:
μαγνητικός
(magnitikós)
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Hungarian:
mágneses
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Irish:
maighnéadach
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Irish:
adhmainteach
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Italian:
magnetico
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Japanese:
磁気の
(jiki no)
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Norwegian Bokmål:
magnetisk
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Portuguese:
magnético
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Romanian:
magnetic
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Russian:
магни́тный
(magnítnyj)
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Scottish Gaelic:
magnaiteach
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Slovak:
magnetický
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Spanish:
magnético
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Swahili:
-a sumaku
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Swedish:
magnetisk
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Ukrainian:
магні́тний
(mahnítnyj)
— determined by earth's magnetic fields
Bulgarian:
магнети́чен
(magnetíčen)
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Catalan:
magnètic
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Finnish:
magneettinen
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Finnish:
puoleensavetävä
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
French:
magnétique
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Galician:
magnético
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
German:
anziehend
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
German:
magnetisch
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Greek:
σαγηνευτικός
(sagineftikós)
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Greek:
μαγνητικός
(magnitikós)
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Hungarian:
elragadó
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Hungarian:
vonzó
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Italian:
magnetico
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Japanese:
引きつける
(hikitsukeru)
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Japanese:
惹きつける
(hikitsukeru)
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Norwegian Bokmål:
fengslende
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Norwegian Bokmål:
forførisk
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Norwegian Bokmål:
lokkende
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Norwegian Bokmål:
magnetisk
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Norwegian Bokmål:
tiltrekkende
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Portuguese:
magnético
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Romanian:
atractiv
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Romanian:
magnetic
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Russian:
магнети́ческий
(magnetíčeskij)
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Spanish:
magnético
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Swedish:
fängslande
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Swedish:
förförisk
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Swedish:
lockande
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Swedish:
magnetisk
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Swedish:
tilldragande
— having an extraordinary ability to attract
Ukrainian:
магнети́чний
(mahnetýčnyj)
— having an extraordinary ability to attract