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en·ig·mat·ic
/??n?g?mæt?k, ?in?g-/ Show Spelled[en-ig-mat-ik, ee-nig-] Show IPA
adjective resembling an enigma; perplexing; mysterious.
Also, en·ig·mat·i·cal.
Origin:
1620–30; < Late Latin aenigmaticus < Greek ainigmatikós, equivalent to ainigmat- (stem of aínigma ) enigma + -ikos -ic
Related forms en·ig·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·en·ig·mat·ic, adjective
non·en·ig·mat·i·cal, adjective
non·en·ig·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·en·ig·mat·ic, adjective
EXPANDun·en·ig·mat·i·cal, adjective
un·en·ig·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Synonyms
puzzling, baffling, cryptic. See ambiguous.
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Example Sentences
The reasons that we sleep are gradually becoming less enigmatic .
Astronomers are on the verge of explaining the enigmatic variety of galaxies.
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The reasons that we sleep are gradually becoming less enigmatic .
Adjective
Astronomers are on the verge of explaining the enigmatic variety of galaxies.
Like the play, the film unfolds in a series of enigmatic scenes.
This book adds spirit and life to our understanding of this enigmatic and important man.
Abandoned before birth by her enigmatic father, Rachaela has lived alone since the death of her mother.
After finding an enigmatic letter, a divorced woman encounters love.
Maybe the documentary will bring fresh insight about the enigmatic entertainer.
Menu said all the secrets behind the enigmatic painting have yet to be revealed.
He was a poet, a movie maker, a master of the enigmatic object.
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enigma (??n??m?)
— n
a person, thing, or situation that is mysterious, puzzling, or ambiguous
[C16: from Latin aenigma, from Greek ainigma, from ainissesthai to speak in riddles, from ainos fable, story]
enigmatic
— adj
enig'matical
— adj
enig'matically
— adv
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Word Origin & History
enigmatic
mid-17c., from L.L. aenigmaticus, from aenigmat-, stem of aenigma (see enigma). Enigmatical in the same sense is from 1570s. Related: Enigmatically.
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