mythical

CEFRC1

/ˈmɪθɪkəl/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Existing only in traditional stories, not in real life.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not real; false or fabricated.

Examples

  • In Algeria, the Djurdjura Mountains are mythical for their beauty.

  • In my village, there lived a mythical woman named Tiǧǧist.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Very rare.

  2. Existing in myth.

More examples

In context

  • mythical creature

  • mythical figure

  • mythical hero

Synonyms

Quick test

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The blank creature had the head of a lion and the body of a goat, which only exists in ancient tales.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

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