levitates
Rises without support
Levitates means rises or hovers in the air, defying gravity.
The word applies to magical or supernatural floating—a mystic levitates during meditation—and to physical techniques that create the illusion of weightlessness: The magician levitated his assistant above the stage.
In casual use, levitate can simply mean moving with unusual lightness or ease: She practically levitated across the dance floor.
Moves upward
- soarsFlies high, effortlessly
- elevatesRaises in position
- upliftsRaises emotionally or physically
- elatesCauses great delight
buoyant · weightless · euphoric · exhilarated · transported · ecstatic · cloud nine · walking on air
Remains on surface
- hoversRemains suspended midair
- suspendsHalts temporarily or hangs
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
- spellArrange letters correctly
enchantment · sorcery · mystic · supernatural · conjures · incantation · occult · séance
Attracting iron or attention
- superconductorMaterial with zero electrical resistance
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- acousticRelating to sound
- ultrasonicAbove audible frequency range
diamagnetic · frictionless · quantum · maglev · electromagnetic · physics · suspended · antigravity
Focused attention practice
- transcendsGoes beyond usual limits
- ascendsMoves to higher ground
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- monkCloistered religious devotee
yogi · nirvana · consciousness · astral · chakra · divine · rapture · saint
rises
Moves upward
elates · buoyant · weightless · euphoric · exhilarated · transported · ecstatic · cloud nine · walking on air · spirits
floats
Remains on surface
spell · enchantment · sorcery · mystic · supernatural · conjures · incantation · occult · séance · medium
magnetic
Attracting iron or attention
- superconductorMaterial with zero electrical resistance
- repulsionDisgust or pushing-away force
- acousticRelating to sound
ultrasonic · diamagnetic · frictionless · quantum · maglev · electromagnetic · physics · suspended · antigravity · field
meditation
Focused attention practice
- transcendsGoes beyond usual limits
- ascendsMoves to higher ground
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
monk · yogi · nirvana · consciousness · astral · chakra · divine · rapture · saint · mystic
magician
Performer of illusions
assistant · Copperfield · performance · deception · sleight · wire · harness · concealed · spectacle · showmanship
levitatesgravitates
Is naturally attracted toward
weighs down · anchors · grounds · rests
- magnetic levitationSuspension through electromagnetic force
- quantum levitationSuperconductor suspended by magnetism
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