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English

Etymology

From aenigma ‘riddle’, from Ancient αἴνιγμα (aenigma) ‘dark saying, riddle’.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /əˈnɪgmə/


Noun

  1. Something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable
  2. A riddle, or a difficult problem


Translations

  • Arabic:
  • Chinese: 神秘的事物 (shén mì de shì wù) , 谜
  • Finnish: ,
  • French: énigme
  • German:
  • Interlingua: enigma
  • Italian: {{t+|it|enigma|f}}, {{t-|it|indovinello|m}}

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Basque

Etymology

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Noun

  1. #English|enigma


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Catalan

Etymology

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Noun

  1. enigma


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Italian

Noun

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  1. enigma, riddle


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Spanish

Noun

  1. #English|enigma


Category:Spanish nouns with irregular gender

de:enigma et:enigma el:enigma fa:enigma fr:enigma ko:enigma io:enigma it:enigma hu:enigma pl:enigma pt:enigma ru:enigma fi:enigma ta:enigma te:enigma vi:enigma zh:enigma

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English enigma \e*nig"ma\ ([-e]*n[i^]g"m[.a]), n.; pl. enigmas
([-e]*n[i^]g"m[.a]z). [L. aenigma, Gr. a'i`nigma, fr.
a'ini`ssesqai to speak darkly, fr. a'i^nos tale, fable.]
1. A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a
statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered
or guessed.
[1913 Webster]

A custom was among the ancients of proposing an
enigma at festivals. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]

2. An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be
satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an
enigma. Enigmatic
WordNet enigma
n 1: something that baffles understanding and cannot be
explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains
one of nature's secrets" [syn: mystery, secret, {closed
book}]
2: a difficult problem [syn: riddle, conundrum, brain-teaser]
Moby Dictionary
Chinese puzzle , Gordian knot , arcanum , baffle , bafflement ,
baffling problem , bewilderment , bother , brain twister , cabala ,
classified information , confidence , confidential communication ,
confoundment , confusion , conundrum , crossword puzzle , crux ,
dark horse , dilemma , discomposure , disconcert , disconcertedness ,
disconcertion , disconcertment , disturbance , embarrassment ,
enigmatic question , esoterica , fix , floorer , frontier ,
frontiers of knowledge , guarded secret , hermetics , jam ,
jigsaw puzzle , knot , knotty point , matter of ignorance ,
mind-boggler , mystery , mystery of mysteries , mystification , n ,
node , nodus , nonplus , nut to crack , oxymoron , paradox ,
perplexed question , perplexity , personal matter , perturbation ,
pickle , plight , pons asinorum , poser , pother , predicament ,
private matter , privileged communication , privity , problem ,
profound secret , puzzle , puzzlement , puzzler , quandary , question ,
question mark , restricted information , riddle , scrape , sealed book ,
secret , sixty-four dollar question , stew , sticker , stumper , teaser ,
terra incognita , the incalculable , the occult , the strange ,
the unfamiliar , the unknowable , the unknown , tough proposition ,
unassuredness , unexplored ground , unexplored territory ,
unknown quantity , upset , vexed question , why , x , z


FOLDOC Enigma

The electro-mechanical cipher
engine used by the Germans in World War II. Many of their
messages were deciphered at Bletchley Park, by Alan Turing
and others.

(2000-09-30)


Enigma, GA (town, FIPS 27596) Location: 31.40905 N, 83.33016 W Population (1990): 611 (266 housing units) Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31749
Moby Dictionary 869
Housing Units (2000): 348
Land area (2000): 3.251680 sq. miles (8.421811 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.032409 sq. miles (0.083940 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3.284089 sq. miles (8.505751 sq. km)
FIPS code: 27596
Located within: Georgia (GA) , FIPS 13
Location: 31.411466 N , 83.331056 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 31749
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Enigma , GA
Enigma
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