magical

/'mædʤik/

Thân thiện

A child reads a magical storybook before bed.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or using supernatural powers: Describes something that involves, possesses, or is characteristic of magic, enchantment, or forces beyond scientific understanding.
   • Having a delightful or enchanting quality: Describes something that is wonderfully beautiful, charming, or captivating in a way that seems unreal or extraordinary.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The old book contained magical spells and incantations.
  • The forest had a magical atmosphere at dusk, with fireflies lighting up the trees.
  • Her performance was magical, leaving the audience spellbound.

Advanced Usage

• "Magical thinking": A belief that one's thoughts, words, or actions can influence events in the physical world in a manner that defies normal cause and effect, often observed in children or certain cultural rituals.

  • The child's magical thinking led him to believe stepping on a crack would cause bad luck.

• "Magical realism": A literary or artistic genre in which magical or supernatural elements are presented as a natural part of an otherwise realistic environment.

  • The novel is a masterpiece of magical realism, where ghosts interact casually with the living.

Variants and Related Words

• Magic (n/adj): The art or practice of using supernatural powers; having a special, often inexplicable quality.

  • The magician performed amazing magic tricks.
  • It was a magic moment.

• Magically (adv): In a magical manner.

  • The wound healed magically overnight.

• Magician (n): A person who performs magic or has magical powers.

Synonyms

• Enchanted: Under a spell; filled with delight.
• Supernatural: Attributed to forces beyond scientific understanding.
• Mystical: Relating to mystery or spiritual power.
• Bewitching: Captivating as if by magic.

Antonyms

• Ordinary: With no special or distinctive features.
• Mundane: Lacking interest or excitement; dull.
• Natural: Existing in or derived from nature; not involving the supernatural.

Related Phrases

• Work like magic: To function or succeed perfectly and effortlessly.

  • This new cleaning solution works like magic on stains.

• The magic is gone: The special, exciting, or enchanting quality has disappeared.

  • After the argument, the magic was gone from their relationship.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
   • charming incantations
   • magic signs that protect against adverse influence
   • a magical spell
   • 'tis now the very witching time of night- Shakespeare
   • wizard wands
   • wizardly powers

Từ đồng nghĩa

• charming
• magic
• sorcerous
• witching
• wizard
• wizardly