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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › enigmaticEnigmatic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › enigmaticENIGMATIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › enigmaticENIGMATIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Someone or something that is enigmatic is mysterious and difficult to understand. Haley studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face. She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films.

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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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › enigmaticENIGMATIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › enigmaticEnigmatic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Something that's enigmatic is obscure, unclear and not an easy nut to crack. Translating the Rosetta Stone, with its ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and mysterious foreign writings, was certainly an enigmatic challenge for the archaeologists that found it.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishENIGMA | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ENIGMA definition: 1. something that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely: 2. something that…. Learn more.