magic
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
magic/ˈmaʤɪk/
▶noun
- 1 the power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces.
■ mysterious tricks performed as entertainment.
- 2 a mysterious and enchanting quality: the magic of the theatre.
■ informal exceptional skill or talent.
- 1 having or apparently having supernatural powers.
- 2 Brit. informal very good or enjoyable.
– derivatives
magical adjective,
magically adverb.
magical adjective,
magically adverb.
– origin ME: from OFr. magique, from L. magicus (adj.), late L. magica (n.), from Gk magikē (tekhnē) ‘(art of) a magus’.
'magic' also found in these Oxford entries:
abracadabra
- black art
- black magic
- cast
- charm
- charmed
- conjure
- devilry
- enchanter
- fantasy
- gimmick
- glamour
- golem
- grammar
- grimoire
- hex
- hocus-pocus
- incantation
- Indian sign
- lantern slide
- magical realism
- magic bullet
- magic carpet
- magic circle
- magic eye
- magic lantern
- magic mushroom
- magic realism
- magic square
- mandrake
- mojo
- moly
- natural magic
- necromancy
- poison
- rune
- sesame
- sorcerer
- sympathetic magic
- talisman
- theurgy
- wand
- white magic
- wise man
- wise woman
- witchcraft
- witch doctor
- witchery
- wizardry
