wizard
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Someone who practices magic or sorcery.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
wizerdSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈwɪzɚd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
One who practices magic or sorcery
Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.
computing
A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.
verb
transitive
To conjure.
intransitive
To practice wizardry.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: One who practices magic or sorcery
Used this way, wizard is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use wizard
- “The children pretended to be a powerful wizard casting spells.”
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