adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to an enigma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
enigmatic
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Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/
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adj
Meaning 2
Mysterious.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Meaning 3
Defying description.
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adj
Meaning 4
Enigmatical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: variant
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the oracular sayings of Victorian poets
- so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it
- an enigmatic smile
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oracular
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
not clear to the understanding
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enigmatical, puzzling
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin aenigmaticus and French énigmatique, from Ancient Greek αἰνιγματικός (ainigmatikós); equivalent to enigma + -tic.
Across languages
Translations
67 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Asturian: enigmáticu — pertaining to an enigma
- Basque: enigmatiko — pertaining to an enigma
- Belarusian: зага́дкавы (zahádkavy) — pertaining to an enigma
- Belarusian: таямні́чы (tajamníčy) — pertaining to an enigma
- Bulgarian: зага́дъчен (zagádǎčen) — pertaining to an enigma
- Catalan: enigmàtic — pertaining to an enigma
- Czech: záhadný — pertaining to an enigma
- Czech: tajemný — pertaining to an enigma
- Czech: enigmatický — pertaining to an enigma
- Finnish: arvoituksellinen — pertaining to an enigma
- French: énigmatique — pertaining to an enigma
- Galician: enigmático — pertaining to an enigma
- German: rätselhaft — pertaining to an enigma
- Greek: αινιγματικός (ainigmatikós) — pertaining to an enigma
- Ancient Greek: αἰνιγματικός (ainigmatikós) — pertaining to an enigma
- Italian: enigmatico — pertaining to an enigma
- Japanese: 謎めいた (nazomeita) — pertaining to an enigma
- Korean: 수수께끼의 (susukkekki-ui) — pertaining to an enigma
- Latin: aenigmaticus — pertaining to an enigma
- Lithuanian: mįslingas — pertaining to an enigma
- Occitan: enigmatic — pertaining to an enigma
- Polish: zagadkowy — pertaining to an enigma
- Polish: enigmatyczny — pertaining to an enigma
- Portuguese: enigmático — pertaining to an enigma
- Romanian: enigmatic — pertaining to an enigma
- Russian: зага́дочный (zagádočnyj) — pertaining to an enigma
- Serbo-Croatian: enigmàtičan — pertaining to an enigma
- Slovak: záhadný — pertaining to an enigma
- Slovak: tajomný — pertaining to an enigma
- Spanish: enigmático — pertaining to an enigma
- Swedish: enigmatisk — pertaining to an enigma
- Turkish: muğlak — pertaining to an enigma
- Ukrainian: загадко́вий (zahadkóvyj) — pertaining to an enigma
- Ukrainian: таємни́чий (tajemnýčyj) — pertaining to an enigma
- Welsh: enigmatig — pertaining to an enigma
- Welsh: enigmataidd — pertaining to an enigma
- Asturian: enigmáticu — mysterious
- Azerbaijani: müəmmalı — mysterious
- Azerbaijani: əsrarəngiz — mysterious
- Azerbaijani: əsrarlı — mysterious
- Basque: enigmatiko — mysterious
- Bulgarian: мистерио́зен (misteriózen) — mysterious
- Catalan: enigmàtic — mysterious
- Czech: záhadný — mysterious
- Czech: tajemný — mysterious
- Dutch: raadselachtig — mysterious
- Finnish: mystinen — mysterious
- French: énigmatique — mysterious
- Galician: enigmático — mysterious
- German: mysteriös — mysterious
- Greek: αινιγματικός (ainigmatikós) — mysterious
- Italian: enigmatico — mysterious
- Japanese: 神秘的な (shinpiteki na) — mysterious
- Latin: aenigmaticus — mysterious
- Lithuanian: mįslingas — mysterious
- Occitan: enigmatic — mysterious
- Polish: zagadkowy — mysterious
- Portuguese: enigmático — mysterious
- Romanian: enigmatic — mysterious
- Russian: зага́дочный (zagádočnyj) — mysterious
- Serbo-Croatian: enigmàtičan — mysterious
- Serbo-Croatian: zȁgonētan — mysterious
- Serbo-Croatian: tajànstven — mysterious
- Spanish: enigmático — mysterious
- Spanish: cabalístico — mysterious
- Ukrainian: загадко́вий (zahadkóvyj) — mysterious
- Ukrainian: таємни́чий (tajemnýčyj) — mysterious
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