Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of, relating to, or produced by magic.
- adj. Enchanting; bewitching: a magical performance of the ballet.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Same as magic.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or relating to magic.
- adj. Enchanting.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
Etymologies
- From magic + -al. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The word "magical" is one of the most overused words in travel literature, but it is the travel writer's ability to transform the everyday world with a genuine sense of the magical that alone justifies the existence of the genre and makes the loss of a great travel bookshop so particularly sad, even if an American film star never really fell in love with its owner.”
The Guardian: It's too soon to wave goodbye to the magical art of travel writing | Michael Jacobs
“When Steve Jobs appeared on stage last week to unveil the iPad 2, which hit stores Friday, he said, "People laughed at us for using the word 'magical,' but, you know what, it's turned out to be magical.”
The Wall Street Journal: Why We Prize That Magical Mystery Pad
“Esthetically speaking, the notion that the magical is the wonderful is puzzling.”
“She hoped to take advantage of what she called a "magical window" of calm seas and favorable weather forecast to last through the weekend.”
USA Today: Nyad defies age, fatigue, jellyfish in Cuba-to-Florida swim
“Though she had vowed there would be no second attempt, this week she flew to Cuba to take advantage of what she called a "magical window" of good weather and sea conditions.”
USA Today: Nyad pushes through after rough night in Cuba-Florida swim
“And that, my friends, is what I call magical thinking.”
“That what you call magical or spiritual is only methods unlearned.”
“LOS ANGELES Reuters - Paul McCartney on Thursday recalled the shock and fear that engulfed New York in the aftermath of the Sept 11 attacks and what he called the magical power of music in helping to heal those wounds.”
“I always use the word magical - our little magical Ashland.”
“People laughed at us for using the word 'magical,' to describe iPad, but we think it is," Jobs said.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘magical’.
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Fairylike
fairylike, enchanted, pixieish, pixyish, impish, mischievous, fluttery, magical, bewitching, enchanting, fey, otherworldly and 126 more...
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If it's magic...
magic, Magic, magic wand, magic carpet, magician, Magic Johnson, magic hour, magical realism, Magic: The Gathering, Magic Kingdom, Magic Eye, Magic Bus and 94 more...
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FUN - Beatles song titles
Typical words from Beatles song titles. Can you recreate the titles?
(Grammatical words have been omitted)another, three, place, work, eyes, new, said, give, face, day, going, like and 388 more...
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Pickle and such
Words that end like pickle. Listed here because they're funny (because they end like pickle).
pickle, sparkle, yokel, tinkle, fickle, prickle, trickle, circle, snorkel, ensnorkel, chuckle, buckle and 137 more...
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The Pain of Texting
Words that are a pain in the ass to type in on a numerical keypad on a cell phone because they have consecutive letters that share the same button:
2 - ABC
3 - DEF
4 - GHI...defcon, hi, no, attitude, xylophone, on, monday, monkey, mono, dig, back, babble and 212 more...
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Rococo
Words that describe the decadent Rococo art of the early 18th Century
Baroque, hedonistic, sensuality, pretty, elaborate, flirtation, chauvinistic, cupid, decorative, playful, vibrant, exuberant and 31 more...
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Creative List
Words that evoke creativity
creativity, accidental, serendipity, chance, innocence, child, imagination, intuition, Steve jobs, Michaelangelo, Bach, Escher and 28 more...
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Twitter faves
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
See also:
gonk, nerking, guap, gimp, fabulous, dabble, fabilicious, tragic, zooted, hey, cheekini, nugget and 457 more... -
eggplantia5's Words
scintillate, marvel, cranberry, oscillate, triumph, bamboozle, grimace, magical, book, hexagon, cipher, compendium and 2727 more...
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SoSheShall's list
slurp, coeur, slurple, glop, perp, fluarxx, ropechno, herrherr, burrduhherrherr, sloppy, cheezie balls, eccentric and 634 more...
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africasunsets's list
serendipity, fragrance, glamour, smitten, nourish, lavish, luxury, wicked, gem, daring, soothe, fantasy and 192 more...
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Apples to Apples: Green Cards
A complete list of the green cards (adjectives) from the popular word game.
absurd, addictive, adorable, aged, American, ancient, animated, annoying, appetizing, arrogant, awesome, awkward and 237 more...
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NTB
chaos, Sagittarius, aether, magic, jester, fool, random, delirium, fire, life, cosmic, riddle and 120 more...
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savage215's Words
pipe, yankee, knickerbocker, tennis, plasma, magma, volcano, car, truck, television, tv, word and 445 more...
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Samme's Words
soliloquy, meander, creativity, magic, discovery, happiness, empowerment, abundance, [magnificent], iridescent, artistic, magical and 694 more...
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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