magical

English

Alternative forms

• magicall (obsolete)

Etymology

From magic +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmædʒɪkəl/
• IPA^(key): /ˈmædʒɪkɯl/

Adjective

magical (comparative more magical, superlative most magical)

1. Of or relating to magic.
2. Enchanting.
   • 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess‎^[1]:

     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.

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

Translations

relating to magic

• Catalan: màgic
• Czech: magický (cs) m
• Dutch: magisch (nl)
• Finnish: maaginen (fi)
• French: magique (fr)
• Galician: máxico m
• German: magisch (de), zauberisch
• Greek:

  Ancient: μαγικός (magikós)

• Icelandic: galdra-, göldróttur m
• Irish: rúnda
• Latin: magicus, magus

• Latvian: maģisks (lv)
• Polish: magiczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: mágico (pt)
• Romanian: magic (ro)
• Russian: волше́бный (ru) (volšébnyj), маги́ческий (ru) (magíčeskij)
• Scots: weirdly
• Slovene: čaroben (sl), magičen
• Spanish: mágico (es)
• Turkish: büyü (tr), büyülü (tr), büyüsel (tr)

enchanting

• Catalan: màgic
• Dutch: betoverend (nl), magisch (nl)
• Finnish: taianomainen, maaginen (fi)
• Icelandic: töfrandi, töfrum líkt

• Latin: fascinans, magicus, magus
• Romanian: magic (ro), fermecător (ro), încântător (ro)
• Russian: волше́бный (ru) (volšébnyj)
• Turkish: büyüleyici (tr)