magical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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.
Meanings
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Of, relating to, or by means of magic.
But the vulva is the magical wound that bleeds and heals itself every month, and because it bleeds in sympathy with the dark of the moon, the vulva is an expression not of physiology but of cosmology.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 109:
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Enchanting.
The fireworks created a magical atmosphere in that beautiful summer night.
He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood.
1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:This latest album, Too Hot To Sleep, concentrates more on his "natural" voice, which is baritone. But on those tunes where he exercises that magical falsetto, I just found myself shaking my head and saying "My, my, my!"
1981 December 5, Julie Coles, “Sylvester: Too Hot”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 20, page 12:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| magicall | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more magical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| magyckal | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most magical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
nonmystical · nonmagical · unmystic · nonmystic · unmystical · unmagical · unwitching
Deriveds
magical girl · quasi-magical · automagical · magicalness · nonmagical · magical thinking · cacomagical · unmagical · magic § Derived terms · magical word · magical feminism · magical realism · magicalize · magical realist · semimagical · mathemagical · pyromagical · black magical · magical Negro · countermagical · magical boy · hypermagical
Hyponyms
shamanic · incantatory · necromantic · phylacteric · incantational · talismanic · voodooistic · shamanistic
Relateds
Synonyms
sorcerous · numinous · captivating · sortilegious · thaumaturgic · mystic · fascinating · sorcerous · mystical · thaumaturgic · mystical · bewitching · witching · magical
Translations (69)
sk magický (relating to magic) · la magicus (relating to magic) · is töfrum líkt (enchanting) · ml മാന്ത്രിക (relating to magic) · uk магі́чний (relating to magic) · lv maģisks (relating to magic) · de magisch (relating to magic) · ro magic (enchanting) · nl betoverend (enchanting) · ro magic (relating to magic) · ms magik (relating to magic) · eo magia (relating to magic) · gl máxico (relating to magic) · es mágico (relating to magic) · ca màgic (relating to magic) · id ajaib (enchanting) · ko 마법의 (relating to magic) · la magus (relating to magic) · fi maaginen (relating to magic) · id ajaib (relating to magic) · pt mágico (relating to magic) · sv magisk (relating to magic) · bg маги́чески (relating to magic) · sl čaroben (relating to magic) · de zauberisch (relating to magic) · nl magisch (relating to magic) · pl magiczny (relating to magic) · ru волше́бный (relating to magic) · non vittugr (relating to magic) · ru волше́бный (enchanting) · la magicus (enchanting) · ar سِحْرِيّ (relating to magic) · ro încântător (enchanting) · la magus (enchanting) · nl magisch (enchanting) · ml മാന്ത്രിക (enchanting) · cs magický (relating to magic) · is töfrandi (enchanting) · grc μαγικός (relating to magic) · is galdra- (relating to magic) · be чараўні́чы (relating to magic) · mk ма́гичен (relating to magic) · pl czarodziejski (relating to magic) · be чарадзе́йны (relating to magic) · ja 魔法の (relating to magic) · la fascinans (enchanting) · mk во́лшебен (relating to magic) · id sakti (relating to magic) · is göldróttur (relating to magic) · ga rúnda (relating to magic) · gd seunta (relating to magic) · bg вълше́бен (relating to magic) · be магі́чны (relating to magic) · oc magic (relating to magic) · mk во́лшебен (enchanting) · fi maaginen (enchanting) · fr magique (relating to magic) · id magis (relating to magic) · fi taianomainen (enchanting) · ro fermecător (enchanting) · tr büyüsel (relating to magic) · sl magičen (relating to magic) · ru маги́ческий (relating to magic) · tr büyüleyici (enchanting) · sco weirdly (relating to magic) · ca màgic (enchanting) · uk чарівни́й (relating to magic) · tr büyülü (relating to magic) · bg вълше́бен (enchanting)