magic
[ maj-ik ]
/ ˈmædʒ ɪk /
noun
adjective
verb (used with object), mag·icked, mag·ick·ing.
to create, transform, move, etc., by or as if by magic: I magicked him into a medieval knight.
Origin of magic
SYNONYMS FOR magic
2
enchantment.
Magic,
necromancy,
sorcery,
witchcraft imply producing results through mysterious influences or unexplained powers.
Magic may have glamorous and attractive connotations; the other terms suggest the harmful and sinister.
Magic is an art employing some occult force of nature:
A hundred years ago television would have seemed to be magic.
Necromancy is an art of prediction based on alleged communication with the dead (it is called “the black art,” because Greek
nekrós, dead, was confused with Latin
niger, black):
Necromancy led to violating graves.
Sorcery, originally divination by casting lots, came to mean supernatural knowledge gained through the aid of evil spirits, and often used for evil ends:
spells and charms used in sorcery.
Witchcraft especially suggests a malign kind of magic, often used against innocent victims:
Those accused of witchcraft were executed.
OTHER WORDS FROM magic
qua·si-mag·ic, adjectiveWords nearby magic
maghemite,
magherafelt,
maghreb,
maghrebi,
magi,
magic,
magic bullet,
magic carpet,
magic circle,
magic eye,
magic flute, the
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British Dictionary definitions for magic
magic
/ (ˈmædʒɪk) /
noun
adjective Also: magical
verb -ics, -icking or -icked (tr)
to transform or produce by or as if by magic
(foll by away)
to cause to disappear by or as if by magic
Derived forms of magic
magical, adjective magically, adverbWord Origin for magic
C14: via Old French
magique, from Greek
magikē witchcraft, from
magos
magus