Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

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magnetic

/mæɡˈnɛtɪk/ adjective

Forms magnetical magnetick

  1. adjective Of, relating to, operating by, or caused by magnetism. “a magnetic recorder”
  2. adjective Having the properties of a magnet, especially the ability to draw or pull.
  3. adjective Determined by earth's magnetic fields. “magnetic north”
  4. adjective Having an extraordinary ability to attract: attractive, alluring, persuasive “He has a magnetic personality.”
  5. adjective (archaic) Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism. “a magnetic sleep”

Synonyms

magnetised magnetized attractive repulsive alluring appealing captivating charismatic enchanting enthralling fascinating inviting seductive charming

Antonyms

antimagnetic geographic repulsive non-magnetic nonmagnetic

Etymology

L. magneticus: cf. F. magnétique.

Webster’s 1913

  1. adjective Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a magnetic bar of iron; a magnetic needle.
  2. adjective Of or pertaining to, or characterized by,, the earth's magnetism; as, the magnetic north; the magnetic meridian.
  3. noun A magnet. [Obs.]
  4. noun Any metal, as iron, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may receive, by any means, the properties of the loadstone, and which then, when suspended, fixes itself in the direction of a magnetic meridian.

Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “magnetic”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details

Sanskrit

Sanskrit dictionary entries whose meaning includes “magnetic” (best matches first).