mythical (redirected from mythically)

myth·i·cal  (mth-kl) also myth·ic (-k)

adj.

1. Of or existing in myth: the mythical unicorn.

2. Imaginary; fictitious.

3. often mythic Of, relating to, or having the nature of a myth: a novel of profound, almost mythic consequence.

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mythi·cal·ly adv.

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mythical [ˈmɪθɪk^əl], mythic [ˈmɪθɪk]

adj

1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to myth

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) imaginary or fictitious

mythically  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

mythical - based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; "mythical centaurs"; "the fabulous unicorn" mythologic, mythological, fabulous, mythic unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"

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mythical

adjective

1. legendary, storied, fabulous, imaginary, fairy-tale, fabled, mythological, storybook, allegorical, folkloric, chimerical the mythical beast that had seven or more heads

2. imaginary, made-up, fantasy, invented, pretended, untrue, unreal, fabricated, fanciful, fictitious, make-believe, nonexistent They are trying to preserve a mythical sense of nationhood.

Translations

mythical [ˈmɪθɪkəl] ADJ (Myth) [beast, creature] → mítico; (= imaginary) → imaginario

mythical [ˈmɪθɪk^əl] adj

(= imaginary) → mythique

(= non-existent) → mythique

mythical

adj

(of myth) → mythisch; the mythical figure/character of Arthur → die mythische Artusfigur, die Sagengestalt des Artus

(= fantastic) proportions, status, figure → legendär; their rivalry has taken on mythical proportions → ihre Rivalität ist zur Legende geworden

(= unreal) figure, world → fantastisch, phantastisch; (= invented) → erfunden

mythical [ˈmɪθɪk/əl] adj → mitico/a