Meanings
plural wizardries
- countableuncountableThe art of a wizard; sorcery.
Synonyms: black art, witchery, wizardcraft, bewitchery, black arts, charmwork, conjuration, conjuring
- countableuncountableSomething, such as an advanced technology, that gives the appearance of magic.
Filled up the Ashton with Capstan and had a totally British drive home. Thanks to the wizardry of Ashton and Imperial Tobacco, that first smoke in a new pipe was sweet as a nut.
2001 April 25, David H. Crehore, “Re: OT?:pipe musings on the drive home”, in alt.smokers.pipes (Usenet) - countableuncountableGreat ability in some specified field.
He used his computing wizardry to automate the search-and-replace process.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe art of a wizard; sorcery.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans toorkuns, toordery
- toorkunsart of a wizard; sorcery
- toorderyart of a wizard; sorcery
Czech čarodějnictví, kouzelnictví
- čarodějnictvíart of a wizard; sorcery
- kouzelnictvíart of a wizard; sorcery
Esperanto sorĉado
- sorĉadoart of a wizard; sorcery
Finnish noitataito, taikuus
- noitataitoart of a wizard; sorcery
- taikuusart of a wizard; sorcery
- taikuussomething that gives the appearance of magic
- taituruusgreat ability
- taikuusgreat ability
- noituusgreat ability
German Zauberei
- Zaubereiart of a wizard; sorcery
Hungarian varázslás, boszorkányság
- varázslásart of a wizard; sorcery
- boszorkánysággreat ability
Japanese 魔法, 魔術
- 魔法 (mahō)art of a wizard; sorcery
- 魔術 (majutsu)art of a wizard; sorcery
- 呪術 (jujutsu)art of a wizard; sorcery
- 有能 (yūnō)great ability
- 才能 (sainō)great ability
Latin fascinatio, fascinum
- fascinatioart of a wizard; sorcery
- fascinumart of a wizard; sorcery
- fascinatiosomething that gives the appearance of magic
- fascinumsomething that gives the appearance of magic
Latvian burvestība, burvestība
- burvestībaart of a wizard; sorcery
- burvestībasomething that gives the appearance of magic
Norwegian trylldom
- trylldomart of a wizard; sorcery
Polish czarnoksięstwo
- czarnoksięstwoart of a wizard; sorcery
Portuguese feitiçaria, bruxaria
- feitiçariaart of a wizard; sorcery
- bruxariaart of a wizard; sorcery
- magiaart of a wizard; sorcery
- magiasomething that gives the appearance of magic
Cite this entry
wizardry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wizardry
“wizardry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wizardry. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wizardry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wizardry.
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