enigmatic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/ (US)
Etymology
From Latin aenigmaticus and French énigmatique, from Ancient Greek αἰνιγματικός (ainigmatikós); equivalent to enigma + -tic.
Meanings
- Pertaining to an enigma.
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Mysterious.
Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.
1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- Defying description.
- (variant) Enigmatical.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most enigmatic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more enigmatic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| aenigmatic | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| ænigmatick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| ænigmatic | alternative, archaic | lexicographic | |
| enigmatick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
enigmaticness · enigmatic canon · enigmatically · unenigmatic
Translations (67)
uk загадко́вий (pertaining to an enigma) · gl enigmático (pertaining to an enigma) · cs enigmatický (pertaining to an enigma) · oc enigmatic (pertaining to an enigma) · eu enigmatiko (mysterious) · uk таємни́чий (pertaining to an enigma) · pl enigmatyczny (pertaining to an enigma) · sk záhadný (pertaining to an enigma) · gl enigmático (mysterious) · uk загадко́вий (mysterious) · cy enigmataidd (pertaining to an enigma) · es enigmático (mysterious) · bg зага́дъчен (pertaining to an enigma) · ja 謎めいた (pertaining to an enigma) · el αινιγματικός (pertaining to an enigma) · be таямні́чы (pertaining to an enigma) · el αινιγματικός (mysterious) · de mysteriös (mysterious) · ko 수수께끼의 (pertaining to an enigma) · sk tajomný (pertaining to an enigma) · fr énigmatique (pertaining to an enigma) · ja 神秘的な (mysterious) · es cabalístico (mysterious) · lt mįslingas (pertaining to an enigma) · ast enigmáticu (pertaining to an enigma) · es enigmático (pertaining to an enigma) · az əsrarəngiz (mysterious) · it enigmatico (mysterious) · ca enigmàtic (pertaining to an enigma) · cs záhadný (mysterious) · pt enigmático (pertaining to an enigma) · la aenigmaticus (pertaining to an enigma) · eu enigmatiko (pertaining to an enigma) · cs tajemný (pertaining to an enigma) · sh enigmàtičan (pertaining to an enigma) · la aenigmaticus (mysterious) · be зага́дкавы (pertaining to an enigma) · pt enigmático (mysterious) · de rätselhaft (pertaining to an enigma) · sh enigmàtičan (mysterious) · ru зага́дочный (mysterious) · pl zagadkowy (pertaining to an enigma) · fr énigmatique (mysterious) · sh zȁgonētan (mysterious) · cs tajemný (mysterious) · sh tajànstven (mysterious) · nl raadselachtig (mysterious) · oc enigmatic (mysterious) · grc αἰνιγματικός (pertaining to an enigma) · lt mįslingas (mysterious) · fi arvoituksellinen (pertaining to an enigma) · cs záhadný (pertaining to an enigma) · tr muğlak (pertaining to an enigma) · az müəmmalı (mysterious) · ro enigmatic (mysterious) · uk таємни́чий (mysterious) · ru зага́дочный (pertaining to an enigma) · it enigmatico (pertaining to an enigma) · az əsrarlı (mysterious) · sv enigmatisk (pertaining to an enigma) · ca enigmàtic (mysterious) · pl zagadkowy (mysterious) · ro enigmatic (pertaining to an enigma) · fi mystinen (mysterious) · cy enigmatig (pertaining to an enigma) · bg мистерио́зен (mysterious) · ast enigmáticu (mysterious)