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non-magical

non-magical adjective: not magical.

Adjective

non-magical (not comparable)

  1. Not magical.
    • The entrance to Fairyland is not effected by rubbing a lamp, or clapping the hands three times, or by exclaiming “Open Sesame ;” but, as a concession to the non-magical tendencies of some of the visitors, a commutation is accepted in the shape of five shillings current money of the realm.1853 December 3, “Fairyland in 'Fifty-four”, in Charles Dickens, editor, Household Words, number 193
    • there are no rites which are "magico-religious," for to such tribes "magical" means "non-religious," and "religious" means "non-magical"—or rather "magic" means to them what is condemned by the community, while what is approved by the community belongs to the sphere of what we call religion.1917, F. B. Jevons, “Magic and Religion”, in Folk-Lore, volume 28, page 273
    Synonyms:
    mundane

Synonyms of non-magical

Antonyms

Forms of non-magical

alternative formnonmagical

Origin of non-magical

From non- + magical.

Words formed from non-magical

Questions about non-magical

What does non-magical mean?
Non-magical means not magical.
What part of speech is non-magical?
Non-magical is an adjective.

Words near non-magical in the dictionary

  1. non-locality
  2. non-locally
  3. non-logical
  4. non-lophose
  5. non-luminous
  6. non-magical
  7. non-magically
  8. non-magnetic
  9. non-malignant
  10. non-mammalian
  11. non-man-made

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