wizardries
Acts of enchantment
Wizardries is the plural of wizardry—the art or practice of magic, or skill so impressive it seems magical.
The plural usually appears when enumerating distinct magical feats or technical accomplishments: The film's visual wizardries dazzled audiences, Her culinary wizardries transformed simple ingredients into art.
Performing magical incantations
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
- incantationSpoken magical formula
hex · curse · charm · bewitchment · ritual · summoning · necromancy · witchcraft
Intense absorbed interest
- captivationState of being fascinated
- mesmerismTrance-inducing influence
- beguilingCharmingly deceptive
- entrancementState of being spellbound
charm · seduction · spellbinding · bewitching · hypnotic · enchanting · magnetism · charisma
Atmospheric optical deception
- phantasmIllusory supernatural appearance
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- visionAbility to see
chimera · simulacrum · shapeshifter · hallucination · glamour · disguise · masquerade · hologram
Concealed from view
- esotericAccessible to few
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- astrologyDivination by celestial positions
- tarotDivination card set
runes · omens · clairvoyance · psychic · medium · aura · chakras · crystal ball
spellcasting
Performing magical incantations
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
incantation · hex · curse · charm · bewitchment · ritual · summoning · necromancy · witchcraft · wand
fascination
Intense absorbed interest
- captivationState of being fascinated
- mesmerismTrance-inducing influence
- beguilingCharmingly deceptive
entrancement · charm · seduction · spellbinding · bewitching · hypnotic · enchanting · magnetism · charisma
mirage
Atmospheric optical deception
- phantasmIllusory supernatural appearance
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
vision · chimera · simulacrum · shapeshifter · hallucination · glamour · disguise · masquerade · hologram · projection
occult
Concealed from view
- esotericAccessible to few
- divinationForetelling through mystical means
- astrologyDivination by celestial positions
tarot · runes · omens · clairvoyance · psychic · medium · aura · chakras · crystal ball · scrying
wizardriesmundanities
Ordinary, unexciting matters
ordinariness · banalities · practicalities · manual labor · normalcy
wizardriesincompetence
Lack of required skill
ineptitude · clumsiness · bungling · fumbling · amateurishness
wizardriessimplicities
Qualities of being uncomplicated
basics · fundamentals · rudiments · bare essentials · brute force