mythical

M3Y4T1H4I1C3A1L1
/ˈmɪθɪkəl/

adjective

Existing in myth.

“mythical hero”

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mythiclegendaryfabulousmythologicmythologicalunreal
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Meanings

adjectivemythical (comparative more mythical, superlative most mythical)

comparative more mythical · superlative most mythical

  1. Existing in myth.

    mythical hero

    4 more examples

    mythical creature

    mythical figure

    He told a story about a mythical dragon.

    The city was compared to a mythical paradise.

  2. broadlyNot real; false or fabricated.
  3. Very rare.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
mythiclegendary

adjectivebased on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity

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fabulousmythicmythologicmythologicalunreal
Also see
fabulousmythicmythologicmythological

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Latin mȳthicus + -al; by surface analysis, myth + -ical.

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Translations

Ancient Greek μυθικός
  • μυθικός (muthikós)existing in myth
Bulgarian мити́чески
  • мити́чески (mitíčeski)existing in myth
Catalan mític
  • míticexisting in myth
Czech bájný, mytický
  • bájnýexisting in myth
  • mytickýexisting in myth
Dutch mythisch
  • mythischexisting in myth
Esperanto mita
  • mitaexisting in myth
Finnish myyttinen
  • myyttinenexisting in myth
French mythique
  • mythiqueexisting in myth
German mythisch
  • mythischexisting in myth
Greek μυθικός
  • μυθικός (mythikós)existing in myth
Italian mitico, leggendario
  • miticoexisting in myth
  • leggendarioexisting in myth
  • favolosoexisting in myth
Japanese 神話の
  • 神話の (shinwa no)existing in myth
Korean 신화적
  • 신화적 (sinhwajeok)existing in myth
Latin fabularis, mythicus
  • fabularisexisting in myth
  • mythicusexisting in myth
Norwegian Bokmål mytisk
  • mytiskexisting in myth
Polish mityczny
  • mitycznyexisting in myth
Portuguese mítico
  • míticoexisting in myth
Russian мифи́ческий
  • мифи́ческий (mifíčeskij)existing in myth
Spanish mítico
  • míticoexisting in myth
Swedish mytisk
  • mytiskexisting in myth
Ukrainian міфі́чний, міти́чний
  • міфі́чний (mifíčnyj)existing in myth
  • міти́чний (mitýčnyj)existing in myth
Cite this entry
APA

mythical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mythical

MLA

“mythical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mythical. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mythical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mythical.

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