What does enigmatic mean?
Definitions for enigmatic
ˌɛn ɪgˈmæt ɪk; also ˌi nɪg-enig·mat·ic
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Princeton's WordNet
enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzlingadjective
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, oracularadjective
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
enigmaticadjective
Pertaining to an enigma.
enigmaticadjective
Mysterious.
enigmaticadjective
Defying description.
enigmaticadjective
(variant) Enigmatical.
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enigmatic
Enigmatic refers to something that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand or interpret. It is often used to describe situations, behavior, or statements that are ambiguous and hard to explain or comprehend.
Webster Dictionary
Enigmaticadjective
alt. of Enigmatical
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of enigmatic in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of enigmatic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of enigmatic in a Sentence
This it the most enigmatic and mysterious stage of human development, it is a time when the basic body shape is determined.
There is only one fossil of this enigmatic animal after 30 years of collecting by our Chinese colleagues at Chengjiang, it is exceptionally rare, but it shows us just how strange and varied the shapes of early animals could be.
And out of this improvisation comes a moment that can't be part of a dance, it becomes more of a personal moment, a moment about expressive gestures. And they're often, I call them, enigmatic or ambiguous moments.
It's an enigmatic site. We have bits of information, but not the whole picture, scientists come and are amazed by the site and think up their own theories.
TESS will cast a wider net than ever before for enigmatic worlds whose properties can be probed by NASA’s upcoming James Webb Space Telescope and other missions.
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- المبهمةArabic
- мистериозен, загадъченBulgarian
- enigmàticCatalan, Valencian
- rätselhaftGerman
- αινιγματικόςGreek
- enigmáticoSpanish
- enigmatikoBasque
- مبهمPersian
- arvoituksellinen, mystinenFinnish
- énigmatiqueFrench
- enigmáticoGalician
- रहस्यपूर्णHindi
- rejtélyesHungarian
- enigmaticoItalian
- 謎, 謎めいたJapanese
- ನಿಗೂಢKannada
- 수수께끼 같은Korean
- aenigmaticusLatin
- mįslingasLithuanian
- enigmaticOccitan
- enigmatycznyPolish
- enigmáticoPortuguese
- enigmaticRomanian
- загадочныйRussian
- zȁgonētan, tajànstven, enigmàtičanSerbo-Croatian
- enigmatiskSwedish
- muğlakTurkish
- 神秘Chinese
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