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magic

1. As yet unexplained, or too complicated to explain.

Example: (Arthur C.) Clarke's Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

2. An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

Example: Seemingly requiring more than human power; producing effects which seem supernatural or very extraordinary.
Synonym: trick, legerdemain, illusion, deception.
Antonym: mundane, routine.

Derivative: magical - adjective

Derivative: magically - adverb

Etymology: 14c: from Greek magik - of the Magi.