Magic

Noun

 * 1) Allegedly supernatural charm, spell or other method to dominate natural forces.
 * 2) A ritual associated with supernatural magic or with mysticism.
 * 3) An illusion performed to give the appearance of magic or the supernatural.
 * 4) A cause not quite understood.
 * Magic makes the light go on
 * 1)  Something spectacular or wonderful.
 * movie magic
 * 1)  Any behaviour of a program or algorithm that cannot be explained or is yet to be defined or implemented.

Synonyms

 * thaumaturgy, conjuring, sorcery, witchcraft
 * sleight of hand, illusionism, legerdemain, dweomercraft

Adjective

 * 1) Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic.
 * a magic wand; a magic dragon
 * 1) Featuring illusions that are usually performed for entertainment.
 * a magic show; a magic trick
 * 1) Wonderful, amazing or incredible.
 * a magic moment
 * 1)  Describing the number of nucleons in a particularly stable isotopic nucleus; 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126, and 184
 * 2)  Great; ideal.
 * &mdash; I cleaned up the flat while you were out. &mdash; Really? Magic!

Synonyms

 * magical

Verb

 * 1)  To cast a magic spell on or at someone or something.
 * 2)  To produce something, as if by magic.

Synonyms

 * bespell
 * enchant
 * hex

Adjectives for Magic
supernatural; practised;  foul;  peculiar; curative;  traditional;  subtle;  powerful; sheer; wild; all-subduing; aimless; lush.

1. Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic.

a magic wand; a magic dragon 2. Featuring illusions that are usually performed for entertainment.

a magic show; a magic trick 3. Wonderful, amazing or incredible. a magic moment

Adverbs for Magic
bewilderingly; occultly; cleverly; subtly; amazingly; undeniably; wondrously; miraculously; curiously; strangely; unbelievably; wickedly; as Cendandy; weirdly; cabalistically; mystically; mysteriously; slyly; obviously; presumably.

Thesaurus
Prospero, abracadabra, airiness, alchemy, allure, allurement, appearance, augury, aura, bewitchery, bewitching, bewitchment, black art, black magic, blaze of glory, brilliance, brilliancy, charisma, charm, charming, conjuring, delusiveness, demonolatry, devilry, deviltry, diablerie, diabolism, divination, divining, enchanting, enchantment, ensorcellment, entrancing, envelope, exorcism, extraordinary, fallaciousness, false appearance, false light, false show, falseness, fascinating, fascination, fetishism, glamor, glamour, glory, gramarye, halo, hocus-pocus, hoodoo, hypnotic, idealization, illusion, illusionism, illusionist, illusiveness, illustriousness, immateriality, incantation, juju, jujuism, legerdemain, luster, magian, magic act, magic show, magical, magician, magnetic, magnetism, marvelous, mesmerizing, miraculous, mumbo-jumbo, mystic, mystique, natural magic, necromancy, necromantic, nimbus, numinousness, obeah, occult, occultism, prestidigitation, prodigious, radiance, remarkable, resplendence, resplendency, rune, satanism, seeming, semblance, shamanism, shamanistic, show, simulacrum, sleight of hand, soothsaying, sorcerer, sorcerous, sorcery, sortilege, specious appearance, spell, spellbinding, spellcasting, splendor, stupendous, sympathetic magic, thaumaturgia, thaumaturgics, thaumaturgism, thaumaturgy, theurgy, trickery, unactuality, unbelievable, unprecedented, unreality, unsubstantiality, vampirism, voodoo, voodooism, wanga, white magic, witchcraft, witchery, witching, witchwork, witchy, wizardly, wizardry

Alternative forms

 * magick Used as a deliberate archaism; used for supernatural magic, as distinguished from stage magic.
 * magicke

Etymology
From magik: from  magique:, reborrowed from  magice:, borrowed from  μαγική: (τέχνη:), derived from μάγος: from magos magus:, sorcerer, of Iranian origin; akin to Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐎢𐏁:. Displaced native Middle English dweomercraft "magic, magic arts" (from Old English dwimor "phantom, illusion" + cræft "art"), Old English galdorcræft "magic, enchantment", Old English drȳcræft "magic, sorcery".

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/ˈm{dZIk/}}

Noun

 * Afrikaans: toorkuns, toordery
 * Arabic:
 * Armenian: մոգություն
 * Bosnian:, mađija,
 * Burmese: မျက်လှည့်, ပဉ္စလက်
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Min Nan: ,
 * Dutch: toverij, toverkracht, toverkunst, magie
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Georgian: მაგია
 * German:, , Zauberei
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:


 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani: سیحر
 * Latin:, magice, veneficium, artes magicae, artes magae
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: magie
 * Russian: волшебство, ,
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic:, мађија, чаролија
 * Roman:, mađija,
 * Sotho: boloi
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: Mahika, Salamangka
 * Turkish: büyü
 * Volapük: magiv
 * West Frisian:, tsjoend


 * Bosnian:, mađija,
 * Chinese: ;
 * Mandarin: 戲法, 戏法
 * Dutch: goochelkunst, illusionisme
 * Finnish:, taikuruus, silmänkääntötemppu
 * German:
 * Greek:, ταχυδακτυλουργία
 * Hungarian:


 * Japanese:
 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani: سیحر
 * Latin: magia
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: фокус
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic:, мађија, чаролија
 * Roman:, mađija,


 * Afrikaans: toorkuns, toordery
 * Bosnian:, mađija,
 * Dutch: tovenarij, toverkunst, magie
 * Finnish: taikamenot, noitamenot,
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:


 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani: سیحر
 * Latin: magia, veneficium, magice
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic:, мађија, чаролија
 * Roman:, mađija,
 * Sotho: boloi


 * Bosnian:, mađija,
 * Dutch: toverij
 * Finnish:, , ,
 * German: Zauberei


 * Hungarian:
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic:, мађија, чаролија
 * Roman:, mađija,


 * Bosnian:, mađija,
 * Dutch: toverij,, magie
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek:


 * Hungarian:
 * Latin: magia, magice
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic:, мађија, чаролија
 * Roman:, mađija,


 * : magio
 * : magie, sorcelerie
 * : קסם (qesem)
 * : magia
 * : magie, vrajă , farmec


 * : draoidheachd, geasan , drùidheachd
 * : magia
 * : magi
 * : (wêt mon)

Adjective

 * Czech:
 * Dutch: magisch, betoverd, tover-
 * Finnish:, taika-
 * German:
 * Hungarian:


 * Latin: magus, magicus
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: волшебный, колдовской, магический
 * Volapük: magivik


 * Dutch: magisch, goochel-
 * Finnish: taika-, taikuri-
 * Greek:, ταχυδακτυλουργικός


 * Latin: magicus, magus
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: волшебный


 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish:, taianomainen,
 * Greek:


 * Hungarian: bűvös, varázsos
 * Latin: magicus, magus
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian: волшебный


 * : magia
 * :, ensorcelé
 * : קסום (kassum), קסומה (qsuma)
 * : magico, magica
 * : マジック


 * : magus, maga , magum ; magicus , magica , magicum
 * : draoidheachd, geasan , drùidheachd
 * : magic, magică , vrăjit , vrăjită
 * : mágico, mágica
 * : magisk

Verb

 * Dutch: betoveren, beheksen


 * Finnish:, ,


 * Dutch: (tevoorschjn) toveren


 * Finnish: ,


 * : verzaubern
 * : לכשף (lechashef)


 * : vrăji
 * : embrujar
 * : förtrolla, förhäxa

Derived terms

 * as if by magic
 * black magic
 * doubly magic
 * magical
 * magically
 * magic bullet
 * magic carpet
 * magic circle
 * magic cookie


 * magic cube
 * magic eye
 * magic formula
 * magician
 * magic lantern
 * magic marker
 * magic mud
 * magic mushroom
 * magic number
 * magic of diversification


 * magic point
 * magic realism
 * magic smoke
 * magic square
 * magic sword
 * magic trick
 * magic up
 * magic wand
 * sympathetic magic
 * white magic
 * work magic

Anagrams

 * gamic