magical

English

Alternative forms

magicall (obsolete)

Etymology

From magic +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmædʒɪkəl/
IPA^(key): /ˈmædʒɪkɯl/

Adjective

magical (comparative more magical, superlative most magical)

Of or relating to magic.
Enchanting.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess‎:
  He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood.
The fireworks created a magical atmosphere in that beautiful summer night.

Translations

relating to magic

Catalan: màgic
Czech: magický (cs) m
Dutch: magisch (nl)
Finnish: maaginen (fi)
French: magique (fr)
Galician: máxico m
German: magisch (de), zauberisch
Greek:
Ancient: μαγικός (magikós)
Icelandic: galdra-, göldróttur m
Irish: rúnda

Latin: magicus, magus
Latvian: maģisks (lv)
Polish: magiczny (pl) m
Portuguese: mágico (pt)
Romanian: magic (ro)
Russian: волше́бный (ru) (volšébnyj), маги́ческий (ru) (magíčeskij)
Scots: weirdly
Slovene: čaroben (sl), magičen
Spanish: mágico (es)
Turkish: büyü (tr), büyülü (tr), büyüsel (tr)

enchanting

Catalan: màgic
Dutch: betoverend (nl), magisch (nl)
Finnish: taianomainen, maaginen (fi)
Icelandic: töfrandi, töfrum líkt

Latin: fascinans, magicus, magus
Romanian: magic (ro), fermecător (ro), încântător (ro)
Russian: волше́бный (ru) (volšébnyj)
Turkish: büyüleyici (tr)

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