enigmatic
adjective
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/ˌen.ɪɡˈmæt̬.ɪk/ uk
/ˌen.ɪɡˈmæt.ɪk/Synonyms
Meaning of enigmatic in English
(Definition of enigmatic from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of enigmatic
enigmatic
Enigmatic creatures called conodonts have been key to ideas about how teeth and skeletons evolved.
From National Geographic
These days, of course, there is much to ask the enigmatic running back.
From The Seattle Times
He was an enigmatic man with a brick wall around him so high you could never look in.
From Huffington Post
The shapes and motions can be very enigmatic and leave a lot of scope for invention, experimentation and interpretation.
From Los Angeles Times
In the last two decades, he's become one of music's most enigmatic figures, bordering on reclusive.
From New York Post
These are truly some of the most enigmatic and unique fishes of the deep sea.
From Wired
Although the precise mechanisms that led to this mass extinction remain enigmatic, most postulated scenarios involve a short-lived global cooling, a so-called "impact winter" phase.
From Phys.Org
Still, he was often described as mercurial and enigmatic.
From ESPN
There is the just torrents of words and the internal rhyme and the enigmatic lyric, which are a cut above typical pop fare.
From NPR
And you see her enigmatic smile in a way that you don't quite get in the original.
From NPR
In both works, an enigmatic and strangely named girl prone to nose bleeds breaks from scientific captivity carrying information about other realities than our own.
From The Atlantic
Just as the environment was inspired by camping, the enigmatic monster that stalks you across the island originated close to home.
From The Verge
They continue to grapple with understanding the mysterious force -- hence the enigmatic appellation dark energy -- that could be causing this acceleration.
From Ars Technica
He's made a career out of being a quiet enigmatic genius.
From Los Angeles Times
Its dark subject, meanwhile, remains persistently elusive: the narrative is both explicit and enigmatic, confession and concealment.
From Huffington Post
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gizemli, muammalı, çözülmesi/anlaşılması zor…
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raadselachtig…
záhadný…
gådefuld, mystisk…
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ที่เป็นปริศนา…
bí ẩn…
enigmatyczny, zagadkowy…
gåtfull…
membingungkan…
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