Definitions for mysterious
mɪˈstɪər i əsmys·te·ri·ous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifyingadjective

   of an obscure nature

   "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutable workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"

2. mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphicadjective

   having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

   "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. mysteriousadjective

   Of unknown origin

2. mysteriousadjective

   Having unknown qualities

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

1. Mysteriousadjective

   Etymology: mysterieux, French, from mystery.

   1. Inaccessible to the understanding; awfully obscure.

   God at last
   To Satan, first in sin, his doom apply’d,
   Though in mysterious terms. John Milton, Par. Lost. b. x.

   Then the true Son of knowledge first appear’d,
   And the old dark mysterious clouds were clear’d. John Denham.

   2. Artfully perplexed.

   Those princes who were most distinguished for their mysterious skill in government, found, by the event, that they had ill consulted their own quiet, or the happiness of their people. Jonathan Swift, Thoughts on the State of Affairs.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mysterious

   "Mysterious" refers to something that is difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify. It often pertains to circumstances, situations, or objects that are characterized by secrecy, obscurity, or are enigmatic in nature, which can arouse curiosity or fascination.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Mysteriousadjective

   of or pertaining to mystery; containing a mystery; difficult or impossible to understand; obscure not revealed or explained; enigmatical; incomprehensible

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1. Mysterious

   "Mysterious" is Jentina's third and final single from her eponynomus debut album, Jentina, and was released only in Italy. Plans were made for a UK release but were cancelled. A music video, directed by Ben Ib was made for this single with a futuristic theme. The video was mostly computerized with Jentina singing in many different locations and appearing in many different magazines.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'mysterious' in Adjectives Frequency: #833

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mysterious in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mysterious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of mysterious in a Sentence

1. Ryszard Kapuściński:

   We follow the mystics. They know where they are going. They, too, go astray, but when they go astray they do so in a way that is mystical, dark, and mysterious.

2. Heather Lydia Thornhill:

   Your being is as mysterious now as it was from the moment you were born.

3. Jon Scieszka:

   I always tried to really motivate kids by getting them excited about stuff – and even being a little mysterious about it, just saying, "I don't know. We got this stuff. We have to figure it out. It's up to you guys," and then lay something on them. And I always found that really piqued their interest better than lecturing them.

4. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva:

   The new racism, like God, works in mysterious ways and is quite effective in maintaining white privilege, for example, instead of saying as they used to say during the Jim Crow era that they do not want us as neighbors, they say things nowadays such as 'I am concerned about crime, property values and schools.'.

5. Marie Budev:

   Joyce Smith said. She had a second chance at life. She knew she had the second chance and she was lucky to have that. For much of her earlier life in Massachusetts, Mellady was hobbled by a mysterious lung condition. Then, in her late 30s, she tested positive foralpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a genetic disorder. The inherited condition predisposes people to lung conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the emphysema Mellady developed before her transplant. The condition is caused by a lack of a protein in the blood called alpha-1 antitrypsin, which protects the lungs from inflammation. When Melladys lungs were replaced in 2007, doctors at theCleveland Clinicsaid they were among the worst they had ever seen, functioning at 15 percent of capacity. Over the next 13 years, Mellady served as an inspiration for other patients about to undergo similar transplants, a source of support for their relatives and a wealth of information for doctors studying her condition. She ended up living more than twice as long on her new lungs as the average 6.3 years for lung transplant patients. Dr. Marie Budev, the medical director of Cleveland Clinics lung and heart-lung transplant program, oversaw Melladys care and said Marie Budev was the first person from the program who died of COVID-19 and second to test positive. In this December 2016 photo provided by Joyce Smith, Joanne Mellady and Joyce Smith dog Oscar sled down the driveway of Joyce Smith home in Washington, N.H. Mellady, who received a double lung transplant in 2007, died of the coronavirus on March 30, 2020. Joyce Smith was 67. That scared Budev because transplant recipients are seen as particularly vulnerable to the virus because of the drugs they take that suppress their immune systems, making them more susceptible to infections. Five other people who have had lungs transplanted by the clinic have been infected by the virus and one more has has died. Marie Budev said Melladys death was devastating because she had become a testament to the possibilities of how to live life to the fullest after receiving an organ transplant. Marie Budev knew this was a lease on life that Marie Budev had gotten, Marie Budev said. Mellady participated in several research projects in Boston related to Marie Budev condition and was active in groups looking for a cure for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and who supportedorgan donation. Marie Budev was just blooming with excitement to help others and help the field of medicine especially transplantation.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=mysterious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Mysterious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=mysterious
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mysterious
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=mysterious