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magical

Syllables: ma·gic·al/ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/

magical adjective: of, relating to, or by means of magic.

Adjective

magical (comparative more magical, superlative most magical)

  1. Of, relating to, or by means of magic.
    • But the vulva is the magical wound that bleeds and heals itself every month, and because it bleeds in sympathy with the dark of the moon, the vulva is an expression not of physiology but of cosmology.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 109
  2. Enchanting.
    • The fireworks created a magical atmosphere in that beautiful summer night.
    • 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.1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC

magical meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali

magical in Hindi

magical
मायी māyī

magical in Marathi

magical; relating to or possessing magic
जादुई jāduī
magical, sorcerous, necromantic
मायावी māyāvī

magical in Urdu

magical
مایی māyī

magical in Bengali

magical, spiritual, miraculous
কেরামতি keramoti
More languagesFewer languages
magical in Malayalam
മാന്ത്രിക māntrika
magical in Kannada
ಅದ್ಭುತವಾದ, ಮೋಡಿ ಹಾಕುವಂಥ
magical in Arabic
سِحْرِيّ siḥriyy
magical in Malay
magik
magical in Indonesian
magis, ajaib, sakti

Examples of magical in a sentence

  • Most gishes use their magical abilities to increase their own personal combat abilities (known as "buffing").
  • I love that time of day. The light is magical.
  • The entrancement of a child by the bright lights and other paraphernalia of a pantomime is a magical sight.

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Synonyms of magical

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of magical

Forms of magical

comparativemore magical
superlativemost magical
alternative formmagicall
alternative formmagyckal

Origin of magical

From magic + -al.

Words formed from magical

Phrases with magical

Questions about magical

What does magical mean?
Magical means of, relating to, or by means of magic.
What is magical in Hindi?
Magical in Hindi is मायी (māyī). See Magical meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is magical?
Magical is an adjective.
How do you pronounce magical?
Magical is pronounced /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/.

Words near magical in the dictionary

  1. magic wand
  2. magic wands
  3. magic word
  4. magic words
  5. magic-like
  6. magical
  7. magical boy
  8. magical boys
  9. magical feminism
  10. magical girl
  11. magical girls

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: magical (page history and authors); मायी (Hindi) (page history and authors); जादुई (Marathi) (page history and authors); مایی (Urdu) (page history and authors); কেরামতি (Bengali) (page history and authors); magical (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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