Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying(adj)

   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, orphic(adj)

   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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. mysterious(Adjective)

   Of unknown origin

2. mysterious(Adjective)

   Having unknown qualities

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Mysterious(adj)

   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

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

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Tim Read:

   They’re extremely mysterious.

2. Gloria Steinem:

   Happy or unhappy, families are all mysterious.

3. Elizabeth Bowen:

   No object is mysterious. The mystery is in your eye.

4. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   For a city to be beautiful, it must have a mysterious air!

5. Albert Einstein:

   The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.

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