■ noun
1》 the power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces.
↘mysterious tricks performed as entertainment.
2》 a mysterious and enchanting quality: the ~ of the theatre.
↘ informal exceptional skill or talent.
■ adjective
1》 having or apparently having supernatural powers.
2》 Brit. informal very good or enjoyable.
■ verb ( ~s , ~king , ~ked ) move, change, or create by or as if by ~.
Derivatives
~al adjective
~ally adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr. magique , from L. ~us (adjective), late L. ~a (n.), from Gk magikē (tekhnē) '(art of) a magus'.