magic
English
/ˈmadʒɪk/, /ˈmædʒɪk/
noun
Definitions
- The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them
- A specific ritual or procedure associated with such magic; a spell.
- The supernatural forces which are drawn on in such a ritual
- Something producing successful and remarkable results, especially when not fully understood; an enchanting quality; exceptional skill.
- A conjuring trick or illusion performed to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers.
- The art or practice of performing conjuring tricks and illusions.
- (computing) Complicated or esoteric code that is not expected to be generally understood.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English magik derived from Old French magique derived from Latin magicus (magical) derived from Ancient Greek μαγικός (magical) derived from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂gʰ-, *megʰ- (power, be able to, sorcerer, help).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*meh₂gʰ-, *megʰ-
Gloss
power, be able to, sorcerer, help
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
力
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antimagic English
- bemagicked English
- bimagic English
- counter-magic English
- countermagical English
- magical English
- magically English
- magicalness English
- magicdom English
- magicful English
- magicity English
- magicker English
- magicky English
- magicless English
- magiclessness English
- magiclike English
- magicology English
- multimagic English
- nonmagic English
- nonmagical English
- panmagic English
- submagic English
- technomagic English
- tetramagic English
- trimagic English
- unmagic English
- unmagical English
- magicus Latin
- mītificus Latin
- mágikus Hungarian
- magico Italian
- mágico Spanish, Castilian
- Μάγος Ancient Greek
- μαγικός Ancient Greek
- *meh₂gh- Proto-Indo-European
- *meh₂gʰ-, *megʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- magisk Norwegian Bokmål
- mágico Portuguese
- *dwemrą Proto-Germanic
- マジック Japanese
- magisk Norwegian Nynorsk
- dwimor Old English
- gedwimor Old English
- dweomer Middle English
- mages Middle English
- magicien Middle English
- magik Middle English
- magyk Middle English
- magický Czech
- magique Old French
- màgic Catalan, Valencian
- meiga Galician
- meigo Galician
- madyik Cebuano
- madyika Cebuano
- madyikero Cebuano
- bài Ma-ghích Vietnamese
- meigo Old Portuguese