enigmatic
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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.
[Greek ainigmatikos, from ainigma, ainigmat-, riddle; see enigma.]
en′ig·mat′i·cal·ly adv.
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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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" 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" ambiguous - having more than one possible meaning; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy" |
enigmatic
enigmaticaladjective 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
clear, simple, straightforward, uncomplicated, comprehensible
enigmatic
adjectiveDifficult to explain or understand:
Translations
لُغْزي، غامِض، مُبْهَم
enigmàtic
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arvoituksellinenmystinen
enigmatičantajanstvenzagonetan
dularfullur
aenigmaticus
mįslingas
enigmatic
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enigmatic
adj → rätselhaft
enigmatic
[ˌɛnɪgˈmætɪk] adj → enigmatico/aenigma
(iˈnigmə) noun anything difficult to understand; a mystery.
enigmatic (enigˈmӕtik) adjective puzzling; mysterious. an enigmatic smile.
ˌenigˈmatically adverb