mythical

C2+ Topic:Religion & Belief

US /ˈmɪθɪkəl/ UK /ˈmɪθɪkəl/ See IPA manual

adj

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1

adj
occurring in or characteristic of myth; imaginary or fictitious

The dragon is a mythical creature found in many cultures.

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1 adj · occurring in or... legendary fabled fictitious imaginary fabulous mythological fanciful invented

Opposites

real actual factual historical

Word family

Derived forms mythically

Related forms myth mythic mythology mythify

Etymology

From mythic (from Late Latin mythicus, from Ancient Greek mythikos, from mythos, 'speech, story, myth') plus -al.

mythicus Latin mythos Ancient Greek

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# mythical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈmɪθɪkəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈmɪθɪkəl

## Meanings
1. occurring in or characteristic of myth; imaginary or fictitious

## Examples
- The dragon is a mythical creature found in many cultures.

## Synonyms
- legendary
- fabled
- fictitious
- imaginary
- fabulous
- mythological
- fanciful
- invented

## Antonyms
- real
- actual
- factual
- historical

## Derived Forms
- mythically

## Related Forms
- myth
- mythic
- mythology
- mythify

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mythicus
- Root: mythos

## Etymology
From mythic (from Late Latin mythicus, from Ancient Greek mythikos, from mythos, 'speech, story, myth') plus -al.

## AI Etymology
Mythical comes from mythic (from Late Latin mythicus, from Ancient Greek mythikos, from mythos, 'speech, story, myth') plus -al. The etymological trail includes Latin mythicus and Ancient Greek mythos. As an adjective, mythical means occurring in or characteristic of myth; imaginary or fictitious. The same family is visible in derived forms such as mythically and related forms such as myth, mythic, mythology, and mythify.

## Topics
- Religion & Belief
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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