magique

English

Adjective

magique (not comparable)

1. Obsolete form of magic.

Noun

magique (countable and uncountable, plural magiques)

1. Obsolete form of magic.
   • 1599 (first performance), B. I. [i.e., Ben Jonson], The Comicall Satyre of Euery Man out of His Humor. […], London: […] [Adam Islip] for William Holme, […], published 1600, →OCLC, Act IV, scene iii, signature [L iiij], recto:

     That (after the receit of his money) he ſhall neither in his owne perſon, nor any other, either by direct or indirect meanes; as Magique, Witchcraft, or other ſuch Exoticke Artes, attempt, practiſe, or complot any thing, to the prejudice of Mee, my Dogge, or my Cat: […]

   • 1653, William Basse, “The Metamorphosis of the Wallnut-tree of Borestall. In an Eglogue and 3 Cantos, betweene Jasper and Jefferye.”, in J[ohn] P[ayne] C[ollier], editor, The Pastorals and Other Workes of William Basse. […] (Miscellaneous Tracts, Temp. Eliz. & Jac. I), [London: s.n.], published 1870, →OCLC, canto 2, stanza 19, page 122:

     But by what magique I, that here have ſtood / Four hunderd yeares (thou know’ſt how truly ſpoke), / Can now remove, think’ſt thou?

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin magicus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magikós). By surface analysis, magie +‎ -ique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʒik/

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• Rhymes: -ik
• Homophone: magiques

Adjective

magique (plural magiques)

1. magic, magical

   baguette magique ― magic wand

   formule magique ― magic formula, spell; magic bullet

   mot magique ― magic word

   pensée magique ― magical thinking

Derived terms

• magiquement

Further reading

• “magique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Middle English

Noun

magique

1. alternative form of magik

Adjective

magique

1. alternative form of magik