Meanings
nounmagnetism (countable and uncountable, plural magnetisms)
plural magnetisms
- countableuncountablenatural sciencesThe property of being magnetic.
Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere — an invisible bubble of magnetism generated by the powerful churning of molten metals at Earth’s core.
2023 December 27, Mindy Weisberger, “Ancient bricks baked when Nebuchadnezzar II was king absorbed a power surge in Earth’s magnetic field”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2024Synonyms: magneticness
- countableuncountablePower of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to gain the affections.
- countableuncountableAnimal magnetism.
Mediums [...] should also realise that it is essential to lead a particularly abstinent life, and to conserve their magnetism.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 231
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe property of being magnetic.
Similar
More synonyms by meaning
nounattraction for iron; associated with electric currents as well as magnets; characterized by fields of force
Similar
magnetic attractionmagnetic force
Broader
attractionattractive force
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frenchmagnete
- Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
- Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
- Latinmagnēs
- Middle Englishmagnete
- Englishmagnet
- Englishmagnetism
Translations
Arabic مِغْنَاطِيسِيَّة, مَغْنَاطِيسِيَّة
- مِغْنَاطِيسِيَّة (miḡnāṭīsiyya)the property of being magnetic
- مَغْنَاطِيسِيَّة (maḡnāṭīsiyya)the property of being magnetic
Basque magnetismo
- magnetismothe property of being magnetic
Bengali চুম্বকত্ব
- চুম্বকত্ব (cumbokotto)the property of being magnetic
Bulgarian магнети́зъм, магнети́зъм
- магнети́зъм (magnetízăm)the property of being magnetic
- магнети́зъм (magnetízăm)science which treats of magnetic phenomena
- привлека́телност (privlekátelnost)power of attraction; power to excite the feelings
- магнети́чност (magnetíčnost)power of attraction; power to excite the feelings
Catalan magnetisme
- magnetismethe property of being magnetic
Chinese Mandarin 磁性, 磁學 /磁学
- 磁性 (cíxìng)the property of being magnetic
- 磁學 /磁学 (cíxué)science which treats of magnetic phenomena
Czech magnetismus
- magnetismusthe property of being magnetic
Danish magnetisme
- magnetismethe property of being magnetic
Dutch magnetisme
- magnetismethe property of being magnetic
Esperanto magnetismo
- magnetismothe property of being magnetic
Estonian magnetism
- magnetismthe property of being magnetic
Finnish magnetismi
- magnetismithe property of being magnetic
French magnétisme
- magnétismethe property of being magnetic
German Magnetismus, Magnetismus
- Magnetismusthe property of being magnetic
- Magnetismusscience which treats of magnetic phenomena
- Anziehungskraftpower of attraction; power to excite the feelings
Greek μαγνητισμός
- μαγνητισμός (magnitismós)the property of being magnetic
Hebrew מַגְנֵטִיּוּת
- מַגְנֵטִיּוּת (magnétiut)the property of being magnetic
Hindi चुंबकत्व
- चुंबकत्व (cumbakatva)the property of being magnetic
Hungarian mágnesesség
- mágnesességthe property of being magnetic
Icelandic segulmagn
- segulmagnthe property of being magnetic
Indonesian magnetik
- magnetikthe property of being magnetic
Irish maighnéadas, adhmainteas
- maighnéadasthe property of being magnetic
- adhmainteasthe property of being magnetic
Italian magnetismo
- magnetismothe property of being magnetic
Japanese 磁気, 磁性
- 磁気 (jiki)the property of being magnetic
- 磁性 (jisei)the property of being magnetic
Korean 자기
- 자기 (jagi)the property of being magnetic
Latin magnētismus
- magnētismusthe property of being magnetic
Latvian magnētisms
- magnētismsthe property of being magnetic
Lithuanian magnetizmas
- magnetizmasthe property of being magnetic
Malay kemagnetan, magnetisme
- kemagnetanthe property of being magnetic
- magnetismethe property of being magnetic
Norwegian Bokmål magnetisme
- magnetismethe property of being magnetic
Persian مغناطیس
- مغناطیس (maġnâtis)the property of being magnetic
Polish magnetyczność, magnetyzm
- magnetycznośćthe property of being magnetic
- magnetyzmscience which treats of magnetic phenomena
- magnetyzmpower of attraction; power to excite the feelings
Portuguese magnetismo
- magnetismothe property of being magnetic
Romanian magnetism
- magnetismthe property of being magnetic
Russian магнети́зм
- магнети́зм (magnetízm)the property of being magnetic
Slovak magnetizmus
- magnetizmusthe property of being magnetic
Spanish magnetismo
- magnetismothe property of being magnetic
Swahili usumaku
- usumakuthe property of being magnetic
Swedish magnetism
- magnetismthe property of being magnetic
Tagalog kabalnian, balnian
- kabalnianthe property of being magnetic
- balnianthe property of being magnetic
Thai ความเป็นแม่เหล็ก
- ความเป็นแม่เหล็ก (kwaam-bpen-mɛ̂ɛ-lèk)the property of being magnetic
Turkish manyetizma
- manyetizmathe property of being magnetic
Ukrainian магнети́зм
- магнети́зм (mahnetýzm)the property of being magnetic
Urdu مِقناطِیسِیَّت
- مِقناطِیسِیَّت (miqnātīsiyyat)the property of being magnetic
Vietnamese từ tính, tính từ
- từ tínhthe property of being magnetic
- tính từthe property of being magnetic
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APA
magnetism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetism
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“magnetism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magnetism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magnetism.
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