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    enigmatic
    /ɛnɪɡˈmatɪk/

    adjective

    • 1. difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious: "he took the money with an enigmatic smile"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of enigmatic in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    mysterious and impossible to understand completely: The Mona Lisa has a famously enigmatic smile. He left an enigmatic message on my answering machine. Synonyms. cryptic. inscrutable. mysterious. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Confusion, confusing and feeling confused.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › enigmaticEnigmatic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    An enigma is a puzzle, a riddle, a mystery. The adjective enigmatic describes what is hard to solve or figure out. An enigmatic person is someone who is a bit mysterious to others. Behind an enigmatic smile are thoughts impossible to guess.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryENIGMATIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    mysterious and impossible to understand completely: The Mona Lisa has a famously enigmatic smile. He left an enigmatic message on my answering machine. Synonyms. cryptic. inscrutable. mysterious. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Confusion, confusing and feeling confused.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › enigmaticENIGMATIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Enigmatic definition: resembling an enigma, or a puzzling occurrence, situation, statement, person, etc.; perplexing; mysterious. See examples of ENIGMATIC used in a sentence.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishenigmatic adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of enigmatic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishENIGMATIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Someone or something that is enigmatic is mysterious and difficult to understand. Haley studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face. She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films. Synonyms: mysterious, puzzling, obscure, baffling More Synonyms of enigmatic.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › enigmaticEnigmatic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Something that's enigmatic is obscure, unclear and not an easy nut to crack. Translating the Rosetta Stone, with its ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and mysterious foreign writings, was certainly an enigmatic challenge for the archaeologists that found it.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryENIGMATIC | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    ENIGMATIC meaning: mysterious and impossible to understand completely. Learn more.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryENIGMATIC definition in American English | Collins English...

    Someone or something that is enigmatic is mysterious and difficult to understand. She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films. Synonyms: mysterious, puzzling, obscure, baffling More Synonyms of enigmatic. enigmatically adverb.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › enigmaticEnigmatic - definition of enigmatic by The Free Dictionary

    Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling: a professor's enigmatic grading system. See Synonyms at mysterious.