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

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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

How to pronounce mysterious?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say mysterious in sign language?

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. Kedar Joshi:

   The best thing about the world is that it has a mysterious structure and the worst thing is that it has a grievous structure.

2. Brian Cox:

   Logan is quite a fascinating character because he's so mysterious, we don't really know how he thinks, we know how he acts. We don't really know how he feels.

3. Devon Willis:

   I remember that someone, from the direction of the mob, threw some mysterious fluid, and threw it at the direction of our feet, seemed like it might be some sort of lighter fluid and their strategy might be to burn us alive.

4. James Arthur Baldwin:

   Europe has what we do not have yet, a sense of the mysterious and inexorable limits of life, a sense, in a word, of tragedy. And we have what they sorely need a sense of life's possibilities.

5. Innocent John:

   time reveals mysterious ways

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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