Definitions for enigmaticˌɛn ɪgˈmæt ɪk; also ˌi nɪg-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
en•ig•mat•icˌɛn ɪgˈmæt ɪk; also ˌi nɪg-(adj.)
also en`ig•mat′i•cal
resembling an enigma; perplexing; mysterious.
Origin of enigmatic:
1620–30; < LL < Gk
en`ig•mat′i•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzling(adj)
not clear to the understanding
"I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later"; "prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been disputed for centuries"
enigmatic, oracular(adj)
resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought
"the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile"
Wiktionary
enigmatic(Adjective)
Pertaining to an enigma.
enigmatic(Adjective)
Mysterious.
enigmatic(Adjective)
Defying description.
enigmatic(Adjective)
(variant) Enigmatical.
Webster Dictionary
Enigmatic(adj)
alt. of Enigmatical
Translations for enigmatic
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- enigmatiese, raaiselagtigAfrikaans

- لُغْزي، غامِض، مُبْهَمArabic

- загадъченBulgarian

- enigmáticoPortuguese (BR)

- záhadnýCzech

- rätselhaftGerman

- gådefuld; mystiskDanish

- αινιγματικόςGreek

- enigmáticoSpanish

- mõistatuslikEstonian

- اسرار آمیز؛ پیچیدهFarsi

- arvoituksellinenFinnish

- énigmatiqueFrench

- סָתוּם, מִסתוֹרִיHebrew

- रहस्यमयHindi

- enigmatičan, zagonetanCroatian

- rejtélyesHungarian

- membingungkanIndonesian

- dularfullurIcelandic

- enigmaticoItalian

- 不可解なJapanese

- 불가사의한Korean

- mįslingasLithuanian

- mīklains; noslēpumainsLatvian

- membingungkanMalay

- raadselachtigDutch

- gåtefullNorwegian

- zagadkowyPolish

- اسرار آمیز؛ پیچیدهPersian

- ګران، نغښتى، پېچلى معما ډوله، په مشكله حل كېدونكى، مبهم، تيارهPashto

- enigmáticoPortuguese

- enigmaticRomanian

- загадочныйRussian

- záhadnýSlovak

- skrivnostenSlovenian

- zagonetanSerbian

- gåtfullSwedish

- ที่เป็นปริศนาThai

- gizemli esrarlıTurkish

- 難以理解的,令人費解的,神秘的Chinese (Trad.)

- загадковийUkrainian

- حیران کن شخص یا شے سے متعلقUrdu

- bí ẩnVietnamese

- 谜一般的,不可思议的,高深莫测的Chinese (Simp.)

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