Legerdemain — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɛdʒɚdᵻmˌeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɛdʒədɪmˌeɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɛdʒədɪmˌeɪn/

4 syllables Say it as /lˈɛdʒɚdᵻmˌeɪn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conjuring trick illusion thaumaturgy deception magic conjuration magic trick trick

Word Forms

magical	adjective	possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; ; ; ; - Shakespeare
magician	noun	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
illusionist	noun	someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Taschenspielerei

eine illusorische Leistung; wird von naiven Beobachtern als magisch angesehen

🇫🇷French

prestidigitation

un exploit illusoire ; considéré comme magique par les observateurs naïfs

🇪🇸Spanish

prestidigitación

una hazaña ilusoria; considerado mágico por observadores ingenuos

🇮🇹Italian

gioco di prestigio

un'impresa illusoria; considerata magica dagli osservatori ingenui

🇵🇹Portuguese

prestidigitação

um feito ilusório; considerado mágico por observadores ingênuos

🇷🇺Russian

Лежедемен

иллюзорный подвиг; наивные наблюдатели считают магическим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हथकंडा

एक भ्रामक उपलब्धि; भोले-भाले पर्यवेक्षकों द्वारा इसे जादुई माना जाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

லெகர்டெமைன்

ஒரு மாயையான சாதனை; அப்பாவியாக பார்வையாளர்களால் மாயாஜாலமாக கருதப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

లెజెర్డెమైన్

ఒక భ్రమ కలిగించే ఫీట్; అమాయక పరిశీలకులచే మాయాజాలంగా పరిగణించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೆಜೆರ್ಡೆಮೈನ್

ಒಂದು ಭ್ರಮೆಯ ಸಾಧನೆ; ನಿಷ್ಕಪಟ ವೀಕ್ಷಕರಿಂದ ಮಾಂತ್ರಿಕವೆಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലെഗെർഡെമെയ്ൻ

ഒരു മിഥ്യാധാരണ; നിഷ്കളങ്കരായ നിരീക്ഷകർ മാന്ത്രികമായി കണക്കാക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

戏法

虚幻的壮举；被天真的观察者认为是神奇的

🇯🇵Japanese

レジェルデメイン

幻の偉業。素朴な観察者には魔法のように思われる

🇰🇷Korean

요술

환상적인 위업; 순진한 관찰자들은 마술적인 것으로 간주했습니다.

🇹🇭Thai

เลเกอร์เดเมน

ความสำเร็จที่ลวงตา; ถือว่ามหัศจรรย์โดยผู้สังเกตการณ์ที่ไร้เดียงสา

🇮🇩Indonesian

permainan sulap

suatu prestasi ilusi; dianggap ajaib oleh pengamat yang naif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.legerdemain

عمل وهمي؛ تعتبر سحرية من قبل المراقبين الساذجين

🇮🇷Persian

لگردم

یک شاهکار واهی؛ ناظران ساده لوح را جادویی می دانند

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַהֲטוּטִים

הישג הזוי; נחשב קסום על ידי צופים תמימים

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