talismanic

English

Etymology

From talisman +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌtælɪzˈmænɪk/

Adjective

talismanic (comparative more talismanic, superlative most talismanic)

1. Of, relating to, or like, a talisman.
   • 2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Oleg Blokhin's side lost the talismanic Andriy Shevchenko to the substitutes' bench because of a knee injury but still showed enough to put England through real turmoil in spells.

   • 2021 July 14, Stephen L. Carter, “What Thurgood Marshall Taught Me”, in The New York Times:

     For Marshall, law possessed a talismanic quality, representing all that was best in American democracy.

   • 2023 August 7, Kieran Pender, “Caitlin Foord and Hayley Raso fire Australia into quarter-finals with win over Denmark”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     Midfielder Hayley Raso put the game beyond doubt in the second half, before the team’s talismanic striker Sam Kerr – the face of this home World Cup – made her return to the pitch following the calf injury she suffered on the eve of the tournament.

2. Possessing or believed to possess protective magical power.

Derived terms

• talismanically

Translations

of, relating to, or like, a talisman

• French: talismanique (fr)
• Italian: talismanico
• Portuguese: talismânico
• Spanish: talismánico

Anagrams

• anaclitism

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French talismanique.

Adjective

talismanic m or n (feminine singular talismanică, masculine plural talismanici, feminine and neuter plural talismanice)

1. talismanic

Declension

Declension of talismanic

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	talismanic		talismanică	talismanici	talismanice
	definite	talismanicul		talismanica	talismanicii	talismanicele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	talismanic		talismanice	talismanici	talismanice
	definite	talismanicului		talismanicei	talismanicilor	talismanicelor