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See enigmàtic

English

Adjective

  1. Pertaining to an enigma.
  2. mysterious|Mysterious.
  3. Defying description.
  4. (variant) enigmatical|Enigmatical.


Translations

  • Basque: {{t-|eu|enigmatiko|xs=Basque}}
  • Catalan:
  • Finnish:
  • French:
  • Greek: {{t+|el|αινιγματικός|tr=enigmatikós|sc=polytonic}}
  • Italian:
  • Latin:
  • Lithuanian: {{t-|lt|mįslingas|xs=Lithuanian}}
  • Portuguese:
  • Romanian:
  • Spanish:
  • Basque: {{t-|eu|enigmatiko|xs=Basque}}
  • Catalan:
  • Finnish:
  • French:
  • Greek: {{t+|el|αινιγματικός|tr=enigmatikós|sc=polytonic}}
  • Italian:
  • Latin:
  • Lithuanian: {{t-|lt|mįslingas|xs=Lithuanian}}
  • Portuguese:
  • Romanian:
  • Spanish:

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Romanian

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA: [enigˈmatik]

Adjective


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et:enigmatic fr:enigmatic it:enigmatic nl:enigmatic pl:enigmatic ru:enigmatic fi:enigmatic vi:enigmatic zh:enigmatic

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Enigmatic \E`nig*mat"ic\ (?; 277), Enigmatical
\E`nig*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]nigmatique.]
Relating to or resembling an enigma; not easily explained or
accounted for; darkly expressed; not clear to the
understanding; obscure; puzzling; as, an enigmatical answer;
I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatical comment until
much later; prophetic texts so enigmatical that their meaning
has been disputed for centuries.

Syn: dark, obscure, puzzling.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
WordNet enigmatic
adj 1: not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the meaning
of that enigmatic comment until much later";
"prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has
been disputed for centuries" [syn: enigmatical, puzzling]
2: resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular
sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests
might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile" [syn: oracular]
Moby Dictionary
able , ambiguous , amphibological , amphibolous , arcane , baffling ,
beguiling , bewildering , bothering , cabalistic , censored ,
classified , close , closed , concealed , confounding , confusing ,
cryptic , dark , discomposing , disconcerting , dismaying , distracting ,
disturbing , embarrassing , equivocal , equivocatory , esoteric ,
exceptional , extraordinary , fabulous , fantastic , fascinating ,
hermetic , hidden , hush-hush , incalculable , incognizable ,
incomprehensible , inconceivable , incredible , intricate , ironic ,
latent , marvelous , miraculous , multivocal , mysterious , mystifying ,
obscure , occult , outlandish , passing strange , perplexing ,
perturbing , phenomenal , polysemantic , polysemous , problematic ,
prodigious , puzzling , rare , remarkable , restricted , riddling ,
sealed , secret , sensational , smothered , sphinxlike , stifled ,
strange , striking , stupendous , suppressed , top secret , ulterior ,
unapparent , unapprehended , unascertained , unbeknown , unbreatheable ,
uncertain , uncharted , unclassified , under security , under wraps ,
undisclosable , undisclosed , undiscoverable , undiscovered ,
undivulgable , undivulged , unexplained , unexplored , unexposed ,
unfamiliar , unfathomed , unheard , unheard-of , unidentified ,
unimaginable , uninvestigated , unique , unknowable , unknown ,
unperceived , unplumbed , unprecedented , unrevealable , unrevealed ,
unspoken , unsuspected , untellable , untold , untouched , unutterable ,
unuttered , unwhisperable , upsetting , virgin , wonderful , wondrous


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