wizardry
Spells and enchantments
Wizardry is the art or practice of a wizard—magic, sorcery, enchantment.
The word extends readily to any impressive skill that seems almost magical: Her wizardry with numbers saved the company millions.
Technical wizardry suggests mastery of complex systems: The film's special-effects wizardry won three Academy Awards.
Performing magical incantations
- wandThin ceremonial stick
- grimoireTextbook of sorcery
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- conjurationMagical act of summoning
ritual · summoning · potion · mage · sorcerer · warlock · witchcraft · enchantress
Accessible to few
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
- shamanismMediation between worlds
paganism · spiritualism · séance · medium · channeling · ritual · grimoire · sigils
Attractive personal quality
- bewitchmentMagical influence over someone
- spellbindingCompletely capturing one's attention
- amuletWorn protective token
- talismanMagical protective charm
glamour · allure · captivation · mesmerize · entrancement · fascination · beguile · enrapture
Visionary surface-gazing
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- omensProphetic signs or warnings
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
seer · clairvoyance · runes · tarot · crystal ball · fortune-telling · portent · prognostication
Complete skill or control
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
artistry · prowess · finesse · talent · proficiency · deftness · adeptness · craft
Atmospheric optical deception
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- sleightDexterous trickery
- phantasmIllusory supernatural appearance
disguise · invisibility · shapeshifting · apparition · specter · glamour · phantasmagoria · hallucination
Complete change of form
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- elixirMythical healing draught
- goldElement seventy-nine
- mercuryLiquid metallic element
quintessence · hermeticism · alembic · crucible · distillation · calcination · sublimation · tincture
spellcasting
Performing magical incantations
- wandThin ceremonial stick
- grimoireTextbook of sorcery
- incantationSpoken magical formula
conjuration · ritual · summoning · potion · mage · sorcerer · warlock · witchcraft · enchantress · spell
esoteric
Accessible to few
- arcaneUnderstood by few
- mysticalOf hidden spiritual significance
- necromancyCommunicating with the deceased
shamanism · paganism · spiritualism · séance · medium · channeling · ritual · grimoire · sigils · familiars
charm
Attractive personal quality
- bewitchmentMagical influence over someone
- spellbindingCompletely capturing one's attention
- amuletWorn protective token
talisman · glamour · allure · captivation · mesmerize · entrancement · fascination · beguile · enrapture · ensorcell
scrying
Visionary surface-gazing
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- prophecyForetelling of future events
- omensProphetic signs or warnings
oracle · seer · clairvoyance · runes · tarot · crystal ball · fortune-telling · portent · prognostication · soothsaying
mastery
Complete skill or control
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
virtuosity · artistry · prowess · finesse · talent · proficiency · deftness · adeptness · craft · technique
mirage
Atmospheric optical deception
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- sleightDexterous trickery
phantasm · disguise · invisibility · shapeshifting · apparition · specter · glamour · phantasmagoria · hallucination · misdirection
transmutation
Complete change of form
- philosopher's stoneLegendary substance enabling transmutation
- elixirMythical healing draught
- goldElement seventy-nine
mercury · quintessence · hermeticism · alembic · crucible · distillation · calcination · sublimation · tincture · magnum opus
- magicwand, sorcerer, witchcraft, mage, magic spells
- witchcraftwitch, spell, spellwork, witches, spells
- occultwitchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, black magic, tarot
- dark magicblack magic, dark magic, sorcery, witchcraft, dark arts
- Merlin Loresorcerer, enchanter, magician, King Arthur, Camelot
- speculative fictionsci-fi, science fiction, dystopia, fantasy, futurism
wizardryscience
Systematic study through observation
technology · engineering · physics · natural law · rationalism
wizardryincompetence
Lack of required skill
ineptitude · clumsiness · bungling · fumbling · mediocrity
wizardrysimplicity
Lack of complexity
straightforwardness · brute force · transparency · plainness · obviousness
- Wizard of OzKansas girl's odyssey
- Washington WizardsD.C. professional basketball franchise
- wizard's hatConical sorcerer headgear
- wizard hatConical magical headgear
- pinball wizardSkilled arcade player
- wizard robeMagical practitioner's ceremonial dress