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1. Any art that invokes supernatural powers
   - thaumaturgy
    
2. An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
   - magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception

1. Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
   "magic signs that protect against adverse influence";
   - charming, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizard, wizardly
    
2. [Brit, slang] Brilliant; very good
   - socko [N. Amer, informal], righteous [US, slang], fab [Brit, informal], crucial [slang], rad [N. Amer, slang], radical [N. Amer, slang], nang [Brit, slang], phat [slang], legit [US, slang], awesomesauce [informal], amazeballs [informal], beaut [Austral, NZ, informal], lit [US, slang], storming [Brit, informal], blinding [Brit, slang], stonking [Brit, informal], brill [Brit, informal], wicked [slang], cushty [Brit, informal], ace [informal], def [slang], smokin' [slang], smoking [slang], super [informal], sick [N. Amer, slang]

1. To produce, move or change something as if by magic

Derived forms: magics, magicking, magicked

See also: A1 [informal], ace [informal], A-one [informal], awesome [informal], beezer [UK, archaic], brilliant, crack [informal], excellent, fantabulous [informal], first-class, first-rate, lush [Brit, informal], mean [informal], outstanding, ripping [Brit, informal], splendid, stellar [informal], super, supernatural, tiptop, top-drawer, topnotch [informal], top-notch [informal], tops [informal]

Type of: performance, supernaturalism

Encyclopedia: Magic, Ritual and Witchcraft