Definition of 'enigmatic'
adjective
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enigmatic in American English
adjective
: also ˌenigˈmatical
SIMILAR WORDS: obˈscure
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enigmatically (ˌenigˈmatically)
adverb
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Fr énigmatique < LL aenigmaticusWord Frequency
enigmatic in American English
(ˌenɪɡˈmætɪk, ˌɪnɪɡ-)
adjective
SYNONYMS puzzling, baffling, cryptic. See ambiguous.resembling an enigma; perplexing; mysterious
Also: enigmaticalMost material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019
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Derived forms
enigmatically adverb
Word origin
[1620–30; ‹ LL aenigmaticus ‹ Gk ainigmatikós, equiv. to ainigmat- (s. of aínigma) enigma + -ikos -ic]Examples of 'enigmatic' in a sentence
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British English: enigmatic
ADJECTIVE /ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/
Someone or something that is enigmatic is mysterious and difficult to understand.
He studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face.
- American English: enigmatic /ɛnɪgˈmætɪk/
- Brazilian Portuguese: enigmático
- Chinese: 神秘难解的
- European Spanish: enigmático
- French: énigmatique
- German: rätselhaft
- Italian: enigmatico
- Japanese: なぞめいた
- Korean: 수수께끼 같은
- European Portuguese: enigmático
- Latin American Spanish: enigmático
- Thai: ลึกลับ, มืดมน, เป็นปริศนา
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