enigmatic
See also: enigmàtic
English
Alternative forms
- ænigmatic (archaic)
- ænigmatick (obsolete)
- enigmatick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin aenigmaticus and French énigmatique, from Ancient Greek αἰνιγματικός (ainigmatikós); equivalent to enigma + -tic.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Adjective
enigmatic (comparative more enigmatic, superlative most enigmatic)
- Pertaining to an enigma.
- Mysterious.
- 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- 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.
- Defying description.
- (variant) Enigmatical.
Synonyms
- (mysterious): See also Thesaurus:mysterious
- (defying description): See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to an enigma
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mysterious
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French énigmatique. Equivalent to enigmă + -atic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [eniɡˈmatik]
Adjective
enigmatic m or n (feminine singular enigmatică, masculine plural enigmatici, feminine and neuter plural enigmatice)
Declension
Declension of enigmatic
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | enigmatic | enigmatică | enigmatici | enigmatice | ||
| definite | enigmaticul | enigmatica | enigmaticii | enigmaticele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | enigmatic | enigmatice | enigmatici | enigmatice | ||
| definite | enigmaticului | enigmaticei | enigmaticelor | enigmaticilor | |||
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