Magical - English meaning

adjective

Causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing.

Usage examples:

An amazing number of people registered

verb

Surprise (someone) greatly; fill with astonishment.

Usage examples:

She amazed doctors by fighting back when her deteriorating condition caused her to suffer heart fai…

adjective

Making someone feel extremely surprised

Usage examples:

It’s pretty amazing how much top athletes get paid.

adjective

Extremely surprising or impressive; amazing.

Usage examples:

An astonishing achievement

verb

Surprise or impress (someone) greatly.

Usage examples:

You never fail to astonish me

adjective

Surprisingly impressive or notable.

Usage examples:

The summit offers astounding views

verb

Shock or greatly surprise.

Usage examples:

Her bluntness astounded him

adjective

Very surprising or shocking

Usage examples:

An astounding fact/decision/revelation, an astounding (= very great) victory/achievement/success

adjective

Relating to or associated with mystical interpretation or esoteric doctrine.

Usage examples:

In fact, the cabbalistic and/or hermetic connections made between the tarot and its sources were li…

adjective

Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.

Usage examples:

He found his boss's utterances too cryptic

adjective

Mysterious and difficult to understand

Usage examples:

A cryptic message/remark

adjective

With little or no light.

Usage examples:

It's too dark to see much

noun

The absence of light in a place.

Usage examples:

Carolyn was sitting in the dark

adjective

Unusual; not typical.

Usage examples:

Late claims will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances

noun

An item in a company's accounts arising from its normal activity but much larger or smaller than usual.

Usage examples:

This drop in operating profit caused pre-tax profit before accounting for exceptionals to fall from…

adjective

Not like most others of the same type; unusual

Usage examples:

This is an exceptional contract, guaranteeing no layoffs., davis has done an exceptional job of rep…

adjective

Very unusual or remarkable.

Usage examples:

The extraordinary plumage of the male

noun

An item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities.

Usage examples:

Of the total "army extraordinaries" of £315,917 submitted to the house of commons on february 6, 17…

adjective

Very unusual and special; different in type or greater in degree than the usual or ordinary

Usage examples:

Being chairman gave him an extraordinary sense of power., she was an extraordinary woman, and no on…

adjective

Of or like a ghost in appearance or sound; eerie and unnatural.

Usage examples:

A frightening, ghostly figure with a hood

adjective

Pale and transparent in a way that does not seem real, like a ghost

Usage examples:

A ghostly figure/apparition, a ghostly voice/echo

adjective

Not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable.

Usage examples:

They behaved with inconceivable cruelty

adjective

Impossible to believe.

Usage examples:

An almost incredible tale of triumph and tragedy

adjective

Impossible or very difficult to believe

Usage examples:

She showed incredible courage and determination in coming back from her injuries to compete again a…

noun

The power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces.

Usage examples:

Suddenly, as if by magic, the doors start to open

adjective

Having or apparently having supernatural powers.

Usage examples:

A magic wand

verb

Move, change, or create by or as if by magic.

Usage examples:

He must have been magicked out of the car at the precise second it exploded

adjective

Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive.

Usage examples:

A dramatic landscape of magnificent mountains

adjective

Causing great wonder; extraordinary.

Usage examples:

These marvellous technological toys are fun to play with

adjective

Extremely good

Usage examples:

He's done a marvellous job of the decorating., it took me ages to get it right, but it was a marvel…

noun

A person who seeks by contemplation and self-surrender to obtain unity with or absorption into the deity or the absolute, or who believes in the spiritual apprehension of truths that are beyond the intellect.

Usage examples:

The poetry of the 16th-century spanish mystic, st john of the cross

adjective

Another term for mystical.

noun

A person who tries to communicate directly with god or other forces controlling the universe

Usage examples:

His ideas might sound familiar to new age mystics today.

adjective

Relating to mystics or religious mysticism.

Usage examples:

The mystical theology of richard rolle

adjective

Relating to the belief that there is hidden meaning in life, or that each human being can unite with god

Usage examples:

A mystical religion, she joined a religious community after having a series of mystical visions., o…

adjective

Relating to witchcraft or black magic, especially the supposed practice of communicating with the dead.

Usage examples:

Necromantic spells

noun

Mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena.

Usage examples:

A secret society to study alchemy and the occult

adjective

Involving or relating to mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena.

Usage examples:

An occult ceremony

verb

Cut off from view by interposing something.

Usage examples:

A wooden screen designed to occult the competitors

adjective

Exceptionally good.

Usage examples:

The team's outstanding performance

Of major significance or importance

adjective

Denoting events or phenomena such as telekinesis or clairvoyance that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding.

Usage examples:

A mystic who can prove he has paranormal powers

adjective

Impossible to explain by known natural forces or by science

Usage examples:

Paranormal powers/events/forces, this book is about people who claim to have paranormal abilities s…

adjective

Remarkable or exceptional, especially exceptionally good.

Usage examples:

The town expanded at a phenomenal rate

adjective

Beyond what is normal or natural.

Usage examples:

Autumn had arrived with preternatural speed

adjective

More than is usual or natural

Usage examples:

Anger gave me preternatural strength, and i managed to force the door open.

adjective

Worthy of attention; striking.

Usage examples:

A remarkable coincidence

adjective

Unusual and surprising

Usage examples:

He’s a remarkable young man., they were remarkably calm after the crash.

abbreviation

Second(s).

contraction

Is.

Usage examples:

It's raining

prefix

(used chiefly in oaths) god's.

Usage examples:

'sblood

adjective

Not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others.

Usage examples:

How did you guess i'd got a secret plan?

noun

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

Usage examples:

A state secret

noun

A piece of information that is not generally known or is not known by someone else and should not be told to others

Usage examples:

We don’t keep secrets from each other., don’t tell anyone – it’s a secret., what’s the secret of yo…

adjective

Relating to or typical of shamanism (= a form of religion involving a person who is thought to have special powers to influence spirits)

Usage examples:

Shamanistic traditions are preserved in the folklore of isolated mountain valleys., the plant has l…

adjective

Of or like a ghost.

Usage examples:

A spectral, menacing face

adjective

Of or concerning spectra or the spectrum.

Usage examples:

A laser is the generator of intense coherent, electromagnetic radiation in the spectral range betwe…

adjective

Deeply shocking; astonishing.

Usage examples:

The staggering bills for maintenance and repair

verb

Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

Usage examples:

He staggered to his feet, swaying a little

adjective

Extremely impressive or attractive.

Usage examples:

She looked stunning

verb

Knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state.

Usage examples:

The man was stunned by a blow to the head

adjective

Extremely beautiful or attractive

Usage examples:

They make a stunning couple., a stunning victory

adjective

(of a manifestation or event) attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature.

Usage examples:

A supernatural being

noun

Manifestations or events considered to be of supernatural origin, such as ghosts.

Usage examples:

A frightening manifestation of the supernatural

adjective

(of something’s cause or existence) not able to be explained by the laws of science

Usage examples:

From the center of the tree, a supernatural light began to glow.

adjective

Not able to be believed; unlikely to be true.

Usage examples:

Unbelievable or not, it happened

adjective

Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.

Usage examples:

An uncanny feeling that she was being watched

adjective

Strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain

Usage examples:

He has an uncanny ability to pick a winner., barb’s uncanny resemblance to tia is scary.

adjective

Difficult or impossible to imagine or comprehend.

Usage examples:

Lives of almost unimaginable deprivation

adjective

Difficult to imagine, esp. because of being very unlikely or very undesirable

Usage examples:

It was a time of drought and despair, of the dust bowl, of unimaginable suffering.

noun

A feeling of amazement and admiration, caused by something beautiful, remarkable, or unfamiliar.

Usage examples:

He observed the intricacy of the ironwork with the wonder of a child

verb

Desire to know something; feel curious.

Usage examples:

How many times have i written that, i wonder?

verb

To think about things in a questioning and sometimes doubting way

Usage examples:

[ i ] i often wonder about those kids., [ + question word ] i wonder what he is doing here., [ i ] …