magical

ma·gic·al
M3A1G2I1C3A1L1
/ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/

adjective

Of, relating to, or by means of magic.

“The fireworks created a magical atmosphere in that beautiful summer night.”

CommonScrabble 12

Meanings

adjectivemagical (comparative more magical, superlative most magical)

comparative more magical · superlative most magical · alternative magicall · alternative magyckal

  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

    Synonyms: mystical, sorcerous, thaumaturgic

  2. Enchanting.

    The fireworks created a magical atmosphere in that beautiful summer night.

    2 more examples

    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

    This latest album, Too Hot To Sleep, concentrates more on his "natural" voice, which is baritone. But on those tunes where he exercises that magical falsetto, I just found myself shaking my head and saying "My, my, my!"

    1981 December 5, Julie Coles, “Sylvester: Too Hot”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 20, page 12

    Synonyms: bewitching, captivating, fascinating

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, relating to, or by means of magic.

adjectiveEnchanting.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivepossessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishmagic
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishmagical

From magic + -al.

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Translations

Ancient Greek μαγικός
  • μαγικός (magikós)relating to magic
Arabic سِحْرِيّ
  • سِحْرِيّ (siḥriyy)relating to magic
Bulgarian маги́чески, вълше́бен
  • маги́чески (magíčeski)relating to magic
  • вълше́бен (vălšében)relating to magic
  • вълше́бен (vălšében)enchanting
Catalan màgic, màgic
  • màgicrelating to magic
  • màgicenchanting
Czech magický
  • magickýrelating to magic
Dutch magisch, betoverend
  • magischrelating to magic
  • betoverendenchanting
  • magischenchanting
Esperanto magia
  • magiarelating to magic
Finnish maaginen, taianomainen
  • maaginenrelating to magic
  • taianomainenenchanting
  • maaginenenchanting
French magique
  • magiquerelating to magic
German magisch, zauberisch
  • magischrelating to magic
  • zauberischrelating to magic
Icelandic galdra-, göldróttur
  • galdra-relating to magic
  • göldrótturrelating to magic
  • töfrandienchanting
  • töfrum líktenchanting
Indonesian magis, ajaib
  • magisrelating to magic
  • ajaibrelating to magic
  • saktirelating to magic
  • ajaibenchanting
Irish rúnda
  • rúndarelating to magic
Japanese 魔法の
  • 魔法の (mahō no)relating to magic
Korean 마법의
  • 마법의 (mabeobui)relating to magic
Latin magicus, magus
  • magicusrelating to magic
  • magusrelating to magic
  • fascinansenchanting
  • magicusenchanting
  • magusenchanting
Latvian maģisks
  • maģisksrelating to magic
Malay magik
  • magikrelating to magic
Polish magiczny, czarodziejski
  • magicznyrelating to magic
  • czarodziejskirelating to magic
Portuguese mágico
  • mágicorelating to magic
Romanian magic, magic
  • magicrelating to magic
  • magicenchanting
  • fermecătorenchanting
  • încântătorenchanting
Russian волше́бный, маги́ческий
  • волше́бный (volšébnyj)relating to magic
  • маги́ческий (magíčeskij)relating to magic
  • волше́бный (volšébnyj)enchanting
Scottish Gaelic seunta
  • seuntarelating to magic
Slovak magický
  • magickýrelating to magic
Spanish mágico
  • mágicorelating to magic
Swedish magisk
  • magiskrelating to magic
Turkish büyülü, büyüsel
  • büyülürelating to magic
  • büyüselrelating to magic
  • büyüleyicienchanting
Ukrainian чарівни́й, магі́чний
  • чарівни́й (čarivnýj)relating to magic
  • магі́чний (mahíčnyj)relating to magic

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

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“magical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magical.

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