Synonyms for rune
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Noun
1. Spell — A verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; a spell or an incantation
spell, magic, incantation, conjuration formal, enchantment, charm, obeah, wanga, sorcery, witchcraft, witchery, cantrip, hex rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A verse or song, especially one with mystical or mysterious overtones; a spell or an incantation.
Related words
- Word family
- runecarver runemaster runesmith
Forms
- Plural
- runes → spells, magics, incantations, conjurations…
Example sentences
- magic He amused the children by showing them some magic.
- spell I don't think that I have to spell it out for you.
- enchantment Tomas shrugged, not understanding Maria's enchantment.
- incantation Tom uttered a Latin incantation and was suddenly in Boston.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rune | rising | |
| magic | rising | |
| spell | rising | |
| enchantment | rising | |
| incantation | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- hex1
- 5 letters
- magic2, spell1, charm1, obeah, wanga
- 7 letters
- sorcery3, cantrip
- 8 letters
- witchery
- 10 letters
- witchcraft2
- 11 letters
- enchantment3, incantation4, conjuration
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (magic2 = 2 syllables).