enigmatic
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ɪgˈmæt adjective
resembling an enigma; perplexing; mysterious.
Also, en·ig·mat·i·cal.
Origin:
1620–30; < Late Latin aenigmaticus < Greek ainigmatikós, equivalent to ainigmat- (stem of aínigma) enigma + -ikos -ic
1620–30; < Late Latin aenigmaticus < Greek ainigmatikós, equivalent to ainigmat- (stem of aínigma) enigma + -ikos -ic
Related forms
en·ig·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·en·ig·mat·ic, adjective
non·en·ig·mat·i·cal, adjective
non·en·ig·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·en·ig·mat·ic, adjective
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enigma (ɪˈnɪɡmə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a person, thing, or situation that is mysterious, puzzling, or ambiguous | |
| [C16: from Latin aenigma, from Greek ainigma, from ainissesthai to speak in riddles, from ainos fable, story] | |
| enigmatic | |
| —adj | |
| enig'matical | |
| —adj | |
| enig'matically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
enigmatic
mid-17c., from L.L. aenigmaticus, from aenigmat-, stem of aenigma (see enigma). Enigmatical in the same sense is from 1570s. Related: Enigmatically.
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Example sentences
It requires silence, some form of isolation, and sustained concentration in the presence of an enigmatic thing.
They poke out into the photosphere as loops, prominences, and those enigmatic signposts of solar activity-sunspots.
Astronomers are on the verge of explaining the enigmatic variety of galaxies.
Gamma-ray bursts are enigmatic flashes of radiation that can last from a few milliseconds up to minutes.
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