|
|
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))
|
| Definition of 'enigma' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
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
|
| Definition of 'enigma' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
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
|
|
|
Sense: anything difficult to understand; a mystery.
|
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 |
Get even more translations for enigma...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'enigma' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|