magic trick

noun

A remarkable act carried out purportedly by magical means but in reality performed by trickery or illusion, generally as a form of entertainment.

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Meanings

nounmagic trick (plural magic tricks)

plural magic tricks

  1. A remarkable act carried out purportedly by magical means but in reality performed by trickery or illusion, generally as a form of entertainment.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

Similar
conjuring tricktrickmagiclegerdemainconjurationthaumaturgyillusiondeception
Broader
performance
Also see
conjurationconjuring trickdeceptionillusionlegerdemainmagicthaumaturgytrick

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian фо́кус
  • фо́кус (fókus)act of illusion or magic
Chinese Mandarin 戲法 /戏法, 魔術 /魔术
  • 戲法 /戏法 (xìfǎ)act of illusion or magic
  • 魔術 /魔术 (móshù)act of illusion or magic
Dutch goocheltruc
  • goocheltrucact of illusion or magic
Finnish taikatemppu, taikakeino
  • taikatemppuact of illusion or magic
  • taikakeinoact of illusion or magic
  • poppakonstiact of illusion or magic
French tour de magie
  • tour de magieact of illusion or magic
German Zauberkunststück, Zaubertrick
  • Zauberkunststückact of illusion or magic
  • Zaubertrickact of illusion or magic
Hungarian bűvésztrükk, bűvészmutatvány
  • bűvésztrükkact of illusion or magic
  • bűvészmutatványact of illusion or magic
Latin praestīgiae
  • praestīgiaeact of illusion or magic
Polish magiczna sztuczka
  • magiczna sztuczkaact of illusion or magic
Romanian truc de magie, truc magic
  • truc de magieact of illusion or magic
  • truc magicact of illusion or magic
Russian фо́кус
  • фо́кус (fókus)act of illusion or magic
Spanish truco de magia
  • truco de magiaact of illusion or magic
Swahili mauzauza
  • mauzauzaact of illusion or magic
Swedish trolleritrick
  • trolleritrickact of illusion or magic
Tamil மாயம், மந்திர தந்திரம்
  • மாயம் (māyam)act of illusion or magic
  • மந்திர தந்திரம் (mantira tantiram)act of illusion or magic
Vietnamese màn ảo thuật
  • màn ảo thuậtact of illusion or magic
Cite this entry
APA

magic trick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magic%20trick

MLA

“magic trick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magic%20trick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magic trick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magic%20trick.

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