English▸ noun the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces:
suddenly, as if by magic, the doors start to open
do you believe in magic?
▪ mysterious tricks, such as making things disappear and appear again, performed as entertainment:
[as modifier] his parents bought him a magic set for Christmas.
▪ a quality that makes something seem removed from everyday life, especially in a way that gives delight:
the magic of the theater.
▪ informal something that has a delightfully unusual quality:
their seaside town is pure magic.
▸ adjective
1 used in magic or working by magic; having or apparently having supernatural powers:
a magic wand.
▪ [attributive] very effective in producing results, especially desired ones:
confidence is the magic ingredient needed to spark recovery.
▸ verb
(magics, magicking, magicked)
[with object and adverbial] move, change, or create by or as if by magic: he must have been magicked out of the car at the precise second it exploded.
– ORIGIN late Middle English : from Old French magique, from Latin magicus (adjective), late Latin magica (noun), from Greek magikē (tekhnē) ‘(art of) a magus’: magi were regarded as magicians.