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)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- mystical, sorcerous, thaumaturgic
- 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
- Synonyms:
- bewitching, captivating, fascinating
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.
Synonyms of magical
- mystical
- sorcerous
- thaumaturgic
- bewitching
- captivating
- fascinating
- mystic
- numinous
- sortilegious
- witching
Antonyms
Forms of magical
| comparative | more magical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most magical |
| alternative form | magicall |
| alternative form | magyckal |
Origin of magical
From magic + -al.
Words formed from magical
- automagical
- black magical
- cacomagical
- countermagical
- hypermagical
- magical boy
- magical feminism
- magical girl
- magicalize
- magical Negro
- magicalness
- magical realism
- magical realist
- magical thinking
- magical word
- mathemagical
- nonmagical
- pyromagical
- quasi-magical
- semimagical
- unmagical
- magic § Derived terms
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
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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