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- Dictionaryenigmatic/ɛnɪɡˈmatɪk/
adjective
- 1. difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious: "he took the money with an enigmatic smile"
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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.
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.
Enigmatic definition: resembling an enigma, or a puzzling occurrence, situation, statement, person, etc.; perplexing; mysterious. See examples of ENIGMATIC used in a sentence.
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.
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.
ENIGMA definition: 1. something that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely: 2. something that…. Learn more.
Definition of enigmatic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation: His disappearance is an enigma that has given rise to much speculation. Synonyms: problem. a person of puzzling or contradictory character: To me he has always been an enigma, one minute completely insensitive, the next moved to tears.
Define enigmatic. enigmatic synonyms, enigmatic pronunciation, enigmatic translation, English dictionary definition of enigmatic. or en·ig·mat·i·cal adj. Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling: a professor's enigmatic grading system.
1. : something hard to understand or explain. 2. : an inscrutable or mysterious person. 3. : an obscure speech or writing. Did you know? Enigma comes from a Greek word that means "to speak in riddles." It applies to things, as well as to people, that puzzle one's mind.
