magic
53
5.5
- adjective
- /ˈmædʒɪk/
- Literature
:
mágico
- The magician performed a truly magic trick that left everyone in awe.
- magic powers
- a magic wand
And in this world there are non magic people and magic people.
- And in this world there are non magic people and magic people.
- Clearly, most healthy love stories don't have these magic destiny origin stories.
Examples
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It's magic time.
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On the third day, he returned and sang his magic song for three more days.
Fiction book (1996) -
Yeah, it's a bit more like using magic words, I think.
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I have my magic ways.
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You know, I was wondering, if you had a magic word, what word would it be?
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Then I said a few magic words and pulled the pocket handkerchief off the glass of water.
Fiction book (1993) -
"The jungle is a magic place," Renato said, "like a temple."
Fiction book (1998) -
It has magic powers.
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In the story, the magic ring granted the wearer the ability to fly.
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The children's eyes sparkled with delight as they watched the magic show.
Synonyms
156
3.8
Having powers that people say come from witches or wizards
106
7.1
Having a spiritual quality that feels beyond normal understanding
48
5.6
Under a magic spell or having a very pleasant, magical feeling
8
8.2
Having magic power to change people or things
1
9.9
Having magic powers like those in stories
1
9.4
Having magical powers like a wizard
1
8.8
Having strange magic that seems to affect people or places
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
1
8.7
An early projector that uses glass slides and a lamp to show images on a wall
- Specialized
1
9.2
A number of protons or neutrons that makes a nucleus especially stable
- Literature
1
7.3
A style of writing or art that shows ordinary life with small magical events
- Specialized
1
7.2
A square grid of numbers whose rows, columns, and main diagonals add to the same total
- Slang
1
9.9
Clothes worn under other clothes that people believe bring luck or protection
- Specialized
A star symbol used in searches and commands to stand for many letters or words
- Slang
A belief that funny pictures or videos shared online that spread quickly can change what people think and do
How Magical
- Literature
36
7.8
48
5.6
- Literature
53
5.5
498
5.1
660
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Magic as an adjective comes from the same root connected to the Magi and the word magician, people believed to have 'special' powers, so calling a place or object 'magic' means it seems to have or show those powers, often in stories or fairy tales.