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enigma
[uh-nig-muh]
noun
plural
enigmas ,plural
enigmata .a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation.
His disappearance is an enigma that has given rise to much speculation.
Synonyms:a person of puzzling or contradictory character.
To me he has always been an enigma, one minute completely insensitive, the next moved to tears.
a saying, question, picture, etc., containing a hidden meaning; riddle.
(initial capital letter)a German-built enciphering machine developed for commercial use in the early 1920s and later adapted and appropriated by German and other Axis powers for military use through World War II.
enigma
/ ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk, ɪˈnɪɡmə /
noun
a person, thing, or situation that is mysterious, puzzling, or ambiguous
Other 51Թ Forms
- enigmatic adjective
- ˌԾˈپ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of enigma1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of enigma1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It unfolds along the same lines as “The Perfect Couple” and “Nine Perfect Strangers,” both of which feature Nicole Kidman playing patrician enigmas — a trend that began with her turn in "Big Little Lies."
Now, a group of palaeontologists have come to Pipestone Creek - appropriately nicknamed the "River of Death" - to help solve a 72-million-year-old enigma: how did they die?
He watched in awe as the top collegiate pitcher in the nation, an enigma on the mound, hurled seemingly unhittable 101-mph fastballs past his opponents.
Since Watson is a sucker for enigmas, he surrounds himself with a team of young experts, each of whom is defined by one of their own.
But Jesus has still remained an enigma to one of the country’s preeminent authorities in gospel scholarship in many ways.
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When To Use
An enigma is someone or something that’s puzzling, mysterious, or difficult to make sense of.The word enigma can also mean a riddle, but it’s more often used to refer to something that’s so perplexing that it seems like a riddle (and perhaps was intended to seem like one), as in That book is an enigma—I have no idea what it’s really about. If you call a person an enigma, you mean that they’re hard to figure out—the reasons behind what they say and do are not easily understood. Some people try to be enigmas to be mysterious.The adjective enigmatic can be used to describe someone or something that’s puzzling or mysterious.Example: I’ve known him for years, but he’s still a total enigma to me—I have no idea what his interests are or what he’s really like.
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