Definitions of magic [ˈmædʒ ɪk]

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Definition of 'magic'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) magic
the art of producing illusions, as by sleight of hand.

2.  magic
the practice of using various techniques, as incantation, to exert control over the supernatural or the forces of nature.

3.  magic
a result of such practice.

4.  magic
power or influence exerted through this practice.

5.  magic
any extraordinary influence or power:
the magic of fame.

6. (adj.) magic
done by or employed in magic:
a magic trick.

7.  magic
mysteriously enchanting, skillful, or effective.

Etymology: (1350–1400; < LL magica, L magicē < Gk magikē, fem. of magikós. See Magus , -ic)

Definition of 'magic'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) magic, thaumaturgy
any art that invokes supernatural powers

2. (adj) magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

3. (adj) charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching(a), wizard(a), wizardly
possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
"charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers"

Definition of 'magic'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) magic
the power to make impossible things happen
witches who use magic

2.  magic
the art or skill of doing tricks
magic tricks; a performer who does magic for kids

3.  magic
the quality of being very exciting, beautiful, and mysterious
the magic of traveling to somewhere completely new

4. (adjective) magic
having or showing the power of magic
magic tricks

5.  magic
having a quality that makes things seem exciting, beautiful, and mysterious
the magic moment when she thought he might kiss her

6.  magic
the magic touch
the ability to make sth difficult happen or work
He has the magic touch when it comes to selling things.

Definition of 'magic'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) magic
a comprehensive name for all of the pretended arts which claim to produce effects by the assistance of supernatural beings, or departed spirits, or by a mastery of secret forces in nature attained by a study of occult science, including enchantment, conjuration, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, incantation, etc

2. (adj) magic
alt. of Magical

Definitions of 'magic'

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

1. magic
the pretended art to which extraordinary and marvellous effects are ascribed, of evoking and subjecting to the human will supernatural powers, and of producing by means of them apparitions, incantations, cures, &c., and the practice of which we find prevailing in all superstitious ages of the world and among superstitious people. See Superstition.

Definitions of 'magic'

The New Hacker's Dictionary

1. magic
1. adj. As yet unexplained, or too complicated to explain; compare automagically and (Arthur C.) Clarke's Third Law: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” “TTY echoing is controlled by a large number of magic bits.” “This routine magically computes the parity of an 8-bit byte in three instructions.”

2. adj. Characteristic of something that works although no one really understands why (this is especially called black magic).

3. n. [Stanford] A feature not generally publicized that allows something otherwise impossible, or a feature formerly in that category but now unveiled.

4. n. The ultimate goal of all engineering & development, elegance in the extreme; from the first corollary to Clarke's Third Law: “Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced”.

Parodies playing on these senses of the term abound; some have made their way into serious documentation, as when a MAGIC directive was described in the Control Card Reference for GCOS c.1978. For more about hackish ‘magic’, see Appendix A. Compare black magic, wizardly, deep magic, heavy wizardry.

Definition of 'magic'

U.S. National Library of Medicine

1. magic
Beliefs and practices concerned with producing desired results through supernatural forces or agents as with the manipulation of fetishes or rituals.

Translation of 'magic'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (the charms, spells etc used in) the art or practice of using supernatural forces The prince was turned by magic into a frog.
Afrikaans: towerkuns	Arabic: سِحْر	Bulgarian: магия
Brazilian: magia	Czech: čarodějná moc	German: die Zauberei
Danish: magi; trolddom	Greek: μαγεία, μάγια	Spanish: magia
Estonian: nõidus	Farsi: جادوگری	Finnish: taikuus
French: magie	Hebrew: כִּישוּף	Hindi: जादू
Croatian: čarolija, magija	Hungarian: varázslat	Indonesian: ilmu gaib
Icelandic: töfrar, galdur	Italian: magia	Japanese: 魔法
Korean: 마법	Lithuanian: burtai, kerai, magija	Latvian: maģija, burvestība
Malay: ilmu ghaib	Dutch: magie	Norwegian: trolldom, magi
Polish: magia	Persian: جادوگری	Pashto: جادوګرى
Portuguese: magia	Romanian: magie, vrăjitorie	Russian: волшебство
Slovak: čarodejná moc	Slovenian: čarovnija	Serbian: magija
Swedish: trolldom, magi	Thai: การใช้มนตร์วิเศษ	Turkish: büyü, sihir
Taiwanese: 魔力	Ukrainian: магія; чари	Urdu: جادو، سحر
Vietnamese: ma thuật	Chinese: 魔力
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