enigmatic

en·ig·mat·ic

 (ĕn′ĭg-măt′ĭk) or en·ig·mat·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)

adj.

Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling: a professor's enigmatic grading system. See Synonyms at mysterious.

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[Greek ainigmatikos, from ainigma, ainigmat-, riddle; see enigma.]

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en′ig·mat′i·cal·ly adv.

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en•ig•mat•ic

(ˌɛn ɪgˈmæt ɪk; also ˌi nɪg-)

also en`ig•mat′i•cal,

adj.

resembling an enigma; perplexing; mysterious.

[1620–30; < Late Latin < Greek]

en`ig•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	enigmatic - 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" enigmatical, puzzling uncomprehensible, incomprehensible - difficult to understand; "the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible"- A. Einstein
	2.	enigmatic - 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" oracular ambiguous - having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"

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enigmatic

enigmatical

adjective mysterious, puzzling, obscure, baffling, ambiguous, perplexing, incomprehensible, mystifying, inexplicable, unintelligible, paradoxical, cryptic, inscrutable, unfathomable, indecipherable, recondite, Delphic, oracular, sphinxlike She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films.
clear, simple, straightforward, uncomplicated, comprehensible

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enigmatic

adjective

Difficult to explain or understand:

arcane, cabalistic, cryptic, mysterious, mystic, mystical, mystifying, occult, puzzling.

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Translations

لُغْزي، غامِض، مُبْهَم

enigmàtic

gådefuldmystisk

änigmatischrätselhaft

αινιγματικός

enigmático

arvoituksellinenmystinen

énigmatiqueamphigourique

enigmatičantajanstvenzagonetan

dularfullur

enigmaticoenigmistico

aenigmaticus

mįslingas

enigmático

enigmatic

gizemli esrarlı

不可思议的谜一般的高深莫测的

enigmatic

[ˌenɪgˈmætɪk] ADJ → enigmático

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enigmatic

[ˌɛnɪgˈmætɪk] adj [smile] → énigmatique; [person, figure] → énigmatique

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enigmatic

adj → rätselhaft

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enigmatic

[ˌɛnɪgˈmætɪk] adj → enigmatico/a

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enigma

(iˈnigmə) noun

anything difficult to understand; a mystery. raaisel لُغْز، أُحجِيَه загадка enigma záhada das Rätsel gåde; mysterium γρίφος, αίνιγμαenigma mõistatus معما arvoitus énigmeחידה, תעלומה गूढ प्रश्न enigma, zagonetka talány teka-teki (ráð)gáta enigma なぞ 수수께끼 mįslė mīkla; noslēpums membingungkan raadselgåte, mysteriumzagadka كيسۍ، دوړې، معما enigma enigmă загадка záhada uganka enigma gåta, mysterium ความลึกลับ gizem, muamma 謎, 費解的事 загадка حیران کن شخص یا شے điều bí ẩn 谜，不可思议的东西

enigmatic (enigˈmӕtik) adjective

puzzling; mysterious. an enigmatic smile. enigmatiese, raaiselagtig لُغْزي، غامِض، مُبْهَم загадъчен enigmático záhadný rätselhaft gådefuld; mystisk αινιγματικόςenigmático mõistatuslik اسرار آمیز؛ پیچیده arvoituksellinen énigmatiqueסתום, מסתורי रहस्यमय enigmatičan, zagonetan rejtélyes membingungkan dularfullur enigmatico 不可解な 불가사의한 mįslingas mīklains; noslēpumains membingungkan raadselachtiggåtefull zagadkowy ګران، نغښتى، پېچلى معما ډوله، په مشكله حل كېدونكى، مبهم، تياره enigmático enigmatic загадочный záhadný skrivnosten zagonetan gåtfull ที่เป็นปริศนา gizemli esrarlı 難以理解的，令人費解的，神秘的 загадковий حیران کن شخص یا شے سے متعلق bí ẩn 谜一般的，不可思议的，高深莫测的

ˌenigˈmatically adverb

duistere saak بصورةٍ غامِضَه / مُبْهَمَه загадъчно enigmaticamente tajemně rätselhaft gådefuldt; mystiskt αινιγματικά misteriosamente mõistatuslikult بطور معما گونه arvoituksellisesti mystérieusement כְּחִידָה रहस्यमय ढंग से enigmatično, zagonetno rejtélyesen secara membingkungkan torræður, dularfullur in modo enigmatico 不可解に 불가사의하게 mįslingai mīklaini; noslēpumaini penuh misteri raadselachtiggåtefullt enigmatycznie د معما په ډول enigmaticamente enigmatic загадочно tajomne skrivnostno zagonetno gåtfullt โดยที่เป็นปริศนา esrarlı bir şekilde 謎樣的 загадково حیرانی کے انداز میں một cách bí ẩn 谜一般地

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