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wizardry

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈwɪzɚdɹi/
  • Pacific Northwest Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: W IH1 Z ER0 D R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The art of a wizard; sorcery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: black art, witchery, wizardcraft, bewitchery, black arts, charmwork, conjuration, conjuring, craft, dark arts, diablerie, druidcraft, dweomercraft, dwimmer, dwimmercraft, enchantment, goety, gypsycraft, hexcraft, hexerei, jugglery, magic, mojo, sorcery, sortilege, spellcasting, spellcraft, spellwork, thaumaturgy, wandwork, warlockry, whistness, witchdom, witchcraft, witchwork, wizardry, wonderworking

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something, such as an advanced technology, that gives the appearance of magic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Great ability in some specified field.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • He used his computing wizardry to automate the search-and-replace process.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

exceptional creative ability

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: genius

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: creativity, creativeness, creative thinking

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English wizard Middle English -re,-ri,-rie,-ry,-rye English -ry English wizardry From wizard + -ry.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: toorkuns — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Afrikaans: toordery — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Arabic: سحر (siḥr) — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Czech: čarodějnictví — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Czech: kouzelnictví — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Esperanto: sorĉado — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Finnish: noitataito — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Finnish: taikuus — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • German: Zauberei — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Hungarian: varázslás — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Ingrian: noijitus — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Ingrian: noijitos — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Japanese: 魔法 (mahō) — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Japanese: 魔術 (majutsu) — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Japanese: 呪術 (jujutsu) — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Latin: fascinatio — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Latin: fascinum — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Latvian: burvestība — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Norwegian: trylldom — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Polish: czarnoksięstwo — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Portuguese: feitiçaria — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Portuguese: bruxaria — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Portuguese: magia — art of a wizard; sorcery
  • Finnish: taikuus — something that gives the appearance of magic
  • Latin: fascinatio — something that gives the appearance of magic
  • Latin: fascinum — something that gives the appearance of magic
  • Latvian: burvestība — something that gives the appearance of magic
  • Portuguese: magia — something that gives the appearance of magic
  • Finnish: taituruus — great ability
  • Finnish: taikuus — great ability
  • Finnish: noituus — great ability
  • Hungarian: boszorkányság — great ability
  • Japanese: 有能 (yūnō) — great ability
  • Japanese: 才能 (sainō) — great ability