Witchlike

/ˈwɪtʃ.laɪk/

चुड़ैल जैसा; चुड़ैल-सदृश; रहस्यमय/डरावना-सा

Origin & History

Formed in English from witch + -like (“resembling”). 'Witch' comes from Old English wicce (female witch) / wicca (male witch).

अंग्रेज़ी में witch + -like (अर्थ: 'जैसा/सदृश') से बना। 'Witch' शब्द पुरानी अंग्रेज़ी wicce (स्त्री चुड़ैल) / wicca (पुरुष चुड़ैल) से आया है।

Definition

Resembling a witch in look, behaviour, or atmosphere; often suggesting something eerie, sinister, uncanny, or magically strange.

चुड़ैल जैसा रूप, व्यवहार या वातावरण; अक्सर डरावना, अशुभ, रहस्यमय या जादुई-सा अजीबपन दर्शाता है।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
The old house had a witchlike silence at night.
पुराने घर में रात को चुड़ैल-सी खामोशी थी।

Usage Examples

Her witchlike laugh echoed through the corridor.
He gave me a witchlike stare that made me uneasy.
A witchlike mist hung over the fields before dawn.
The makeup created a witchlike face for the stage performance.
The story’s villain had a witchlike charm—attractive but frightening.

Related Forms

Noun
Witch / Witchcraft / Witchery / Witchiness
Adjective
Adverb
Witchily

Idioms & Phrases

Witchlike laughter
चुड़ैल जैसी हँसी
A witchlike stare
चुड़ैल जैसी घूरती नज़र
Witchlike charm
चुड़ैल-सा (रहस्यमय/अलौकिक) आकर्षण