English Explanatory Dictionary

mythical

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Existing in myth.
  2. Not real; false or fabricated.
  3. Very rare.

Pronunciation

mĭth'ĭkəl /ˈmɪθɪkəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mythical.wav

Word forms

mythical more mythical most mythical

Etymology

From Latin mȳthicos + -al; by surface analysis, myth + -ical.

Synonyms

mythic legendary

Related words

mythological

Derived words

antimythical geomythical monomythical mythicality mythically mythicalness nonmythical postmythical premythical pseudomythical psychomythical semimythical unmythical
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