magical

B1
US /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/
adj Freq #3979

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    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.

  2. 2
    adj

    Enchanting.

    The fireworks created a magical atmosphere in that beautiful summer night.

  3. 3
    adj

    possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers

Etymology

From magic + -al.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · of, relating to, or by... mysticalsorcerousthaumaturgic
2 adj · enchanting. bewitchingcaptivatingfascinating
3 adj · possessing or using or... charming
More mysticnuminoussortilegiouswitching
Opposites
nonmagicalnonmysticnonmysticalunmagicalunmysticunmysticalunwitching
Word family
Derived forms automagicalcacomagicalcountermagicalhypermagicalmagicalizemagicalnessmathemagicalnonmagicalpyromagicalquasi-magicalsemimagicalunmagical
Related forms magicianlike

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