Definitions for conundrum
kəˈnʌn drəmco·nun·drum

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. riddle, conundrum, enigma, brain-teasernoun

   a difficult problem

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. conundrumnoun

   A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.

2. conundrumnoun

   A difficult choice or decision that must be made.

3. Etymology: A word of unknown origin, probably coined in burlesque imitation of scholastic Latin, as “hocus-pocus” or “panjandrum.”

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conundrumnoun

   A low jest; a quibble; a mean conceit: a cant word.

   Mean time he smoaks, and laughs at merry tale,
   Or pun ambiguous, or conundrum quaint. Philips.

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1. conundrum

   A conundrum is a complex or difficult problem or question that is often puzzling, or a riddle which is often presented as a joke or play on words. It usually involves a situation or question that does not have a simple or straightforward resolution or answer.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conundrumnoun

   a kind of riddle based upon some fanciful or fantastic resemblance between things quite unlike; a puzzling question, of which the answer is or involves a pun

2. Conundrumnoun

   a question to which only a conjectural answer can be made

3. Etymology: [Origin unknown.]

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1. Conundrum

   Conundrum is an original novel written by Steve Lyons and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice. A prelude to the novel, also penned by Lyons, appeared in Doctor Who Magazine #208. This novel is the fourth book in the "Alternate Universe cycle" which continues until No Future.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Conundrum

   kon-un′drum, n. a sort of riddle containing some odd or fanciful resemblance between things quite unlike: any puzzling question. [Ety. dub.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of conundrum in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of conundrum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of conundrum in a Sentence

1. Robert Holland:

   This reflects a genuine governance conundrum.

2. Jacob Hornberger:

   It’s your classic conundrum, whether the Congress should swallow the bad in order to get the good. It’s time to get beyond fighting in the weeds here.

3. Nathan Bradley:

   To do that you need an email address. You know, the main person is the grandmother who has no Internet access at that, let alone an email. So I am in a conundrum, I guess you could call it.

4. Eduardo Vilaro:

   But meanwhile, the arts are what's keeping the human connection alive in social media, it's remarkable. It's quite a conundrum.

5. Geoffrey Neighor:

   I've been thinking about that old Zen conundrum what's the sound of one hand clapping My personal opinion--nothing. You don't have two hands, you don't have any clapping. It's as simple as that. Stars, galaxies, clapping hands, what's the point The point is that we all need somebody, whether you're a supercluster or a little proton, a yin or a yang. Everybody is hooked into everybody else.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=conundrum
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Conundrum
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=conundrum
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conundrum
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=conundrum
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=conundrum