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1. (n.) enigma
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation.
2. enigma
a person of puzzling or contradictory character.
3. enigma
a saying, picture, etc., containing a hidden meaning; riddle.
Etymology: (1530–40; < L aenigma < Gk aínigma <ainik- (s. of ainíssesthai to speak in riddles, der. of aînos fable))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mystery, enigma, secret, closed book
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
"how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
2. (noun) riddle, conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser
a difficult problem
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1. (noun) enigma
a dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed
2. (noun) enigma
an action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma
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Sense: anything difficult to understand; a mystery.
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 Afrikaans: raaisel |
 Arabic: لُغْز، أُحجِيَه |
 Bulgarian: загадка |
 Brazilian: enigma |
 Czech: záhada |
 German: das Rätsel |
 Danish: gåde; mysterium |
 Greek: γρίφος, αίνιγμα |
 Spanish: enigma |
 Estonian: mõistatus |
 Farsi: معما |
 Finnish: arvoitus |
 French: énigme |
 Hebrew: חִידָה, תַעֲלוּמָה |
 Hindi: गूढ प्रश्न |
 Croatian: enigma, zagonetka |
 Hungarian: talány |
 Indonesian: teka-teki |
 Icelandic: (ráð)gáta |
 Italian: enigma |
 Japanese: なぞ |
 Korean: 수수께끼 |
 Lithuanian: mįslė |
 Latvian: mīkla; noslēpums |
 Malay: membingungkan |
 Dutch: raadsel |
 Norwegian: gåte, mysterium |
 Polish: zagadka |
 Persian: معما |
 Pashto: كيسۍ، دوړې، معما |
 Portuguese: enigma |
 Romanian: enigmă |
 Russian: загадка |
 Slovak: záhada |
 Slovenian: uganka |
 Serbian: enigma |
 Swedish: gåta, mysterium |
 Thai: ความลึกลับ |
 Turkish: gizem, muamma |
 Taiwanese: 謎, 費解的事 |
 Ukrainian: загадка |
 Urdu: حیران کن شخص یا شے |
 Vietnamese: điều bí ẩn |
 Chinese: 谜，不可思议的东西 |
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