mys·tique (m -st k )n. An aura of heightened value, interest, or meaning surrounding something, arising from attitudes and beliefs that impute special power or mystery to it: the cowboy mystique; the mystique of existentialism. [French, mystical, mystique, from Latin mysticus; see mystic.] |
mystique [miss-steek]
Noun
an aura of mystery, power, and awe that surrounds a person or thing
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| Noun | 1. | mystique - an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing air, aura, atmosphere - a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate's headquarters"; "the place had an aura of romance" |
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