the art of producing illusions as entertainment by the use of sleight of hand, deceptive devices, etc.; legerdemain; conjuring: to pull a rabbit out of a hat by magic.
the art of producing a desired effect or result through the use of incantation or various other techniques that presumably assure human control of supernatural agencies or the forces of nature.Compare contagious magic, imitative magic, sympathetic magic.
the use of this art:Magic, it was believed, could drive illness from the body.
the effects produced: the magic of recovery.
power or influence exerted through this art: a wizard of great magic.
any extraordinary or mystical influence, charm, power, etc.: the magic in a great name; the magic of music; the magic of spring.
(initial capital letter) the U.S. code name for information from decrypting machine-enciphered Japanese wireless messages before and during World War II.
adjective
employed in magic: magic spells; magic dances; magic rites.
mysteriously enchanting; magical: magic beauty.
of, relating to, or due to magic.
producing the effects of magic; magical: a magic touch.
verb (used with object),mag·icked,mag·ick·ing.
to create, transform, move, etc., by or as if by magic: I magicked him into a medieval knight.
Origin of magic
1350–1400; Middle English magik(e) “witchcraft,” from Late Latin magica,Latin magicē, from Greek magikḗ, noun use of feminine of magikós.See Magus, -ic
SYNONYMS FOR magic
2 enchantment.
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synonym study for magic
2. Magic,necromancy,sorcery,witchcraft imply producing results through mysterious influences or unexplained powers. Magic may have glamorous and attractive connotations; the other terms suggest the harmful and sinister. Magic is an art employing some occult force of nature: A hundred years ago television would have seemed to be magic.Necromancy is an art of prediction based on alleged communication with the dead (it is called “the black art,” because Greek nekrós, dead, was confused with Latin niger, black): Necromancy led to violating graves.Sorcery, originally divination by casting lots, came to mean supernatural knowledge gained through the aid of evil spirits, and often used for evil ends: spells and charms used in sorcery.Witchcraft especially suggests a malign kind of magic, often used against innocent victims: Those accused of witchcraft were executed.
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Despite all the gun talk in “Hot N—,” everyone wanted a piece of him and his magic.
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Even the powers of magic were tried in vain to effect his cure.
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British Dictionary definitions for magic
magic
/ (ˈmædʒɪk) /
noun
the art that, by use of spells, supposedly invokes supernatural powers to influence events; sorcery
the practice of this art
the practice of illusory tricks to entertain other people; conjuring
any mysterious or extraordinary quality or powerthe magic of springtime
like magicvery quickly
adjective Also: magical
of or relating to magica magic spell
possessing or considered to possess mysterious powersa magic wand
unaccountably enchantingmagic beauty
informalwonderful; marvellous; exciting
verb-ics, -ickingor-icked(tr)
to transform or produce by or as if by magic
(foll by away)to cause to disappear by or as if by magic
Derived forms of magic
magical, adjectivemagically, adverb
Word Origin for magic
C14: via Old French magique, from Greek magikē witchcraft, from magosmagus