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   enigmatic

   /ɛnɪɡˈmatɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious: "he took the money with an enigmatic smile"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French énigmatique or late Latin aenigmaticus, based on Greek ainigma ‘riddle’ (see enigma).

   Derivatives

   • 1. enigmatical adjective
   • 2. enigmatically adverb

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   Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the adjective enigmatic, which means mysterious or hard to solve. See examples of enigmatic in sentences and related words.

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   Enigmatic means mysterious and impossible to understand completely. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, related words and phrases, and examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Enigmatic definition: resembling an enigma, or a puzzling occurrence, situation, statement, person, etc.; perplexing; mysterious. See examples of ENIGMATIC used in a sentence.

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   What is the difference between Enigma and enigmatic?

   • An enigma is a puzzle, a riddle, a mystery. The adjective enigmatic describes what is hard to solve or figure out. An enigmatic person is someone who is a bit mysterious to others. Behind an enigmatic smile are thoughts impossible to guess.

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   What does enigmatic mean?

   • The adjective enigmatic can be used to describe someone or something that’s puzzling or mysterious. Enigmatic means resembling an enigma —someone or something that’s puzzling, mysterious, or difficult to make sense of.

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   What is the difference between obscure and enigmatic?

   • obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality.

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   What is the difference between enigmatic and ambiguous?

   • enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading.

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   mysterious and impossible to understand completely: The Mona Lisa has a famously enigmatic smile. He left an enigmatic message on my answering machine. Synonyms. cryptic. inscrutable. mysterious. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Confusion, confusing and feeling confused. addled. all of a doodah idiom. all over the place idiom.

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   Enigmatic means mysterious and difficult to understand. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, find synonyms and related words, and explore its origin and usage in different languages.

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   Something that's enigmatic is tough to figure out. It's puzzling and even mysterious, like those weird secret college societies, Mona Lisa's smile, or the New York Times crossword.

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   Enigmatic means mysterious and difficult to understand. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and example sentences from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.