wizardry
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of wizardry
Explanation
Someone who possesses wizardry is someone who is amazing at what they do, especially if what they do requires creativity. You might rave about your sister's theatrical wizardry after she performs well in the school play. You might already know that a wizard is someone who has magical abilities. But a wizard can also be someone who is really good at something. The class clown, for example, might secretly be a wizard at chess. A way to talk about his exceptional skills would be to use the word wizardry. You might say that his wizardry with the chessboard can’t be topped — even by the class nerd!
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Example Sentences
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There have been moments of cinematic wizardry, including the extended, unbroken one-shots set in a culinary maelstrom; there have been entire episodes devoted to a single conversation in closeup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
But wizardry can only wow for so long before audiences see through it and start looking to the fundamentals again.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Yet if steakhouse meatloaf feels like a revelation, it’s not because of wizardry.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
Some of that wizardry went into the interior of the Atomic Wrangler as well.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
For none of them, for all their clever tricks, had saved a village by wizardry.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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