mythical

adj — 3 senses

mythical

adj

/ˈmɪθɪkəl/

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

1

Existing in myth.

  • mythical creature
  • mythical figure
3 more examples
  • mythical hero
  • He told a story about a mythical dragon.
  • The city was compared to a mythical paradise.
2

Broadly Not real; false or fabricated.

3

Very rare.

Synonyms
mythic, legendary
Derived terms
antimythical, geomythical, monomythical, mythicality, mythically, mythicalness, nonmythical, postmythical, premythical, pseudomythical, psychomythical, semimythical, unmythical
Related terms
mythological

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