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mysterious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/mɪˈstɪə̯.ɹi.əs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/məˈstɪɹi.əs/ (General-American)
/mɪˈstɪɹi.əs/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From Middle English *misterius (implied in misteriusly), probably partly from Middle French mystérieux and partly from Latin mystērium + -ous. By surface analysis, mystery + -ous.

Meanings

Of unknown origin.
- He received a mysterious phone call this morning.
Having unknown qualities.
- Our boss is a mysterious man who hardly ever meets with us.
- God moves in a myſterious way, / His wonders to perform; / He plants his footſteps in the ſea, / And rides upon the ſtorm. 1780, William Cowper, “Light Shining out of Darkneſs”, in Twenty-ſix Letters on Religious Subjects […] To which are added Hymns […] , 4th edition, page 252:
Difficult to understand.
- Buttressed by clothes, walls and objects, there was the bourgeois family, the most mysterious institution of the age. 1975, Eric Hobsbawm, The Age of Capital. 1848-1875, published 1995, page 278:
- Why he left without saying goodbye is quite mysterious.
Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
- Stop being mysterious and just tell me what you want.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more mysterious	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most mysterious	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Translations (143)

az müəmmalı (of unknown origin) · la tectus (having unknown qualities) · sl skrivnosten (of unknown origin) · gl misterioso (of unknown origin) · cs záhadný (of unknown origin) · cmn 神秘 (of unknown origin) · ru непоня́тный (difficult to understand) · lv mīklains (of unknown origin) · cy cyfriniol (of unknown origin) · pl zagadkowy (difficult to understand) · io misterioza (having unknown qualities) · la secretus (of unknown origin) · io misterioza (of unknown origin) · ru неизве́стный (having unknown qualities) · sh тајанствен (of unknown origin) · nl raadselachtig (having unknown qualities) · fi outo (of unknown origin) · fr mystérieux (of unknown origin) · pt misterioso (difficult to understand) · et salapärane (of unknown origin) · ka იდუმალი (having unknown qualities) · no mystiskt (difficult to understand) · eo mistera (of unknown origin) · lv noslēpumains (of unknown origin) · pl tajemniczy (of unknown origin) · cmn 來源不明的 /来源不明的 (of unknown origin) · la obscurus (of unknown origin) · mn нууц далд (of unknown origin) · sh tajanstven (of unknown origin) · ms penuh misteri (having unknown qualities) · ka ფარული (of unknown origin) · cy rhiniol (of unknown origin) · la mysterius (of unknown origin) · cmn 晦澀的 /晦涩的 (difficult to understand) · cmn 難以理解的 /难以理解的 (difficult to understand) · de rätselhaft (having unknown qualities) · vi thần bí (of unknown origin) · fi arvoituksellinen (deliberately evasive or enigmatic) · nn mystisk (difficult to understand) · la arcanus (having unknown qualities) · es misterioso (of unknown origin) · fi salaperäinen (having unknown qualities) · lt paslaptingas (of unknown origin) · de mysteriös (of unknown origin) · pl zagadkowy (deliberately evasive or enigmatic) · it ignoto (of unknown origin) · sk tajomný (of unknown origin) · nl geheimzinnig (having unknown qualities) · cmn 故弄玄虛的 /故弄玄虚的 (deliberately evasive or enigmatic) · lv noslēpumains (having unknown qualities) · hy հանելուկային (of unknown origin) · id misterius (of unknown origin) · hu rejtelmes (of unknown origin) · hu titokzatos (of unknown origin) · la arcanus (of unknown origin) · it misterioso (of unknown origin) · ca misteriós (of unknown origin) · he מִסְתּוֹרִי (of unknown origin) · nl mysterieus (of unknown origin) · la mysticus (of unknown origin) · oc misteriós (of unknown origin) · ja 不思議な (of unknown origin) · la occultus (having unknown qualities) · mi porehu (of unknown origin) · hi रहस्यपूर्ण (of unknown origin) · el μυστήριος (of unknown origin) · eu misteriotsu (of unknown origin) · bg мистериозен (deliberately evasive or enigmatic) · nl mysterieus (having unknown qualities) · tk syrly (of unknown origin) · la obscurus (having unknown qualities) · bg тайнствен (having unknown qualities) · ro misterios (of unknown origin) · hy խորհրդավոր (of unknown origin) · cs tajuplný (having unknown qualities) · ar غَامِض (of unknown origin) · la secretus (having unknown qualities) · la reconditus (of unknown origin) · af misterieus (of unknown origin) · la mysticus (having unknown qualities) · ms penuh misteri (of unknown origin) · hi गूढ (of unknown origin) · km អាថ៌កំបាំង (of unknown origin) · yi מיסטעריעז (of unknown origin) · ja ミステリアスな (of unknown origin) · gd dìomhair (having unknown qualities) · sk záhadný (of unknown origin) · nan-hbl 神奇 (of unknown origin) · kl paasissaalluanngilaq (of unknown origin) · ru зага́дочный (deliberately evasive or enigmatic) · sh zagonetan (of unknown origin) · be таямні́чы (of unknown origin) · ast misteriosu (of unknown origin) · fi salaperäinen (of unknown origin) · nrf mystéthieux (of unknown origin) · ga rúndiamhair (of unknown origin) · cmn 費解的 /费解的 (difficult to understand) · sh загонетан (of unknown origin) · ja 神秘的な (of unknown origin) · pl tajemniczy (having unknown qualities) · eu misteriozko (of unknown origin) · ru непостижи́мый (difficult to understand) · az əsrarəngiz (of unknown origin) · gd dìomhair (of unknown origin) · mi porehu (deliberately evasive or enigmatic) · ru зага́дочный (of unknown origin) · mi pōkīkī (deliberately evasive or enigmatic) · lv mīklains (having unknown qualities) · fi vaikeaselkoinen (difficult to understand) · th ลี้ลับ (of unknown origin) · nb mystisk (difficult to understand) · mi pōkīkī (difficult to understand) · bg таи́нствен (of unknown origin) · fi mystinen (having unknown qualities) · ko 신비(神秘)하다 (of unknown origin) · az əsrarlı (of unknown origin) · sv mystisk (of unknown origin) · fi mystinen (of unknown origin) · tr esrarlı (of unknown origin) · fa مرموز (of unknown origin) · fa مبهم (of unknown origin) · la tectus (of unknown origin) · pt misterioso (of unknown origin) · hy առեղծվածային (of unknown origin) · nl geheimzinnig (of unknown origin) · ga rúnda (having unknown qualities) · uk таємни́чий (of unknown origin) · cmn 神秘 (having unknown qualities) · hu rejtélyes (of unknown origin) · la reconditus (having unknown qualities) · pt misterioso (deliberately evasive or enigmatic) · cs tajemný (of unknown origin) · sa गूढ (of unknown origin) · tl katakataka (of unknown origin) · ka იდუმალი (of unknown origin) · sq misterioz (of unknown origin) · ru таи́нственный (of unknown origin) · tr gizemli (of unknown origin) · bg загадъчен (difficult to understand) · ru таи́нственный (deliberately evasive or enigmatic) · bo མགོ་འཐོམ་ཡག (of unknown origin) · pt misterioso (having unknown qualities) · sw kidube (of unknown origin)

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