magnetic

English · Română · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

magnetic

  • /mæɡˈnɛtɪk/ US, UK
  • /maɡˈnɛtɪk/ British, Northern England, Scotland
  • /mæɡˈnetɪk/ Australia
  • /mɛɡˈnetək/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɛtɪk

adjective more magnetic · most magnetic · magnetical · magnetick

  1. Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism. a magnetic recorder

    Similar: magnetised, magnetized

  2. Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull.

    Similar: attractive, repulsive

  3. Determined by earth's magnetic fields. magnetic north
  4. Having an extraordinary ability to attract: attractive, alluring, persuasive He has a magnetic personality.

    Similar: alluring, appealing, attractive, captivating, charismatic, enchanting, enthralling, fascinating, inviting, seductive, charming

  5. archaic Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism. a magnetic sleep

Opposite: antimagnetic, geographic, repulsive, non-magnetic, nonmagnetic

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: magnetized, charismatic, attractive, attractable, magnet, magnetism, electronic, geomagnetic, electromagnetic, electro, polar, electrical, metallic, ceramic, tape, maglev

Translations

Every language

adj of, relating to, caused by, or operating by magnetism

Españolmagnético
한국어자석의 jaseog-ui
日本語磁気の jiki no
中文有磁性的 yǒu cíxìng de
Kiswahili-a sumaku
Portuguêsmagnético
Françaismagnétique
Deutschmagnetisch
Italianomagnetico
Ελληνικάμαγνητικός magnitikós
Românămagnetic
Русскиймагни́тный magnítnyj
العربيةمِغْنَاطِيسِيّ miḡnāṭīsiyy
עבריתמַגְנֵטִי magnetí

adj having the properties of a magnet

Españolmagnético
日本語磁気の jiki no
中文有磁性的 yǒu cíxìng de
Kiswahili-a sumaku
Portuguêsmagnético
Françaismagnétique
Deutschmagnetisch
Italianomagnetico, magnetica
Ελληνικάμαγνητικός magnitikós
Românămagnetic
Русскиймагни́тный magnítnyj

adj determined by earth's magnetic fields

Españolmagnético
日本語磁気の jiki no
Kiswahili-a sumaku
Portuguêsmagnético
Françaismagnétique
Deutschmagnetisch
Italianomagnetico
Ελληνικάμαγνητικός magnitikós
Românămagnetic
Русскиймагни́тный magnítnyj

adj having an extraordinary ability to attract

Españolmagnético
日本語引きつける hikitsukeru, 惹きつける hikitsukeru
Portuguêsmagnético
Françaismagnétique
Deutschanziehend, magnetisch
Italianomagnetico
Ελληνικάσαγηνευτικός sagineftikós, μαγνητικός magnitikós
Românăatractiv, magnetic
Русскиймагнети́ческий magnetíčeskij

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"magnetic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/magnetic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

magnetic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/magnetic

Chicago

"magnetic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/magnetic.

BibTeX
@misc{magnetic_2026,
  title = {magnetic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/magnetic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}