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- Dictionaryenigma/ɪˈnɪɡmə/
noun
- 1. a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand: "Madeleine was still an enigma to him"
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ENIGMA definition: 1. something that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely: 2. something that…. Learn more.
1. : something hard to understand or explain. 2. : an inscrutable or mysterious person. 3. : an obscure speech or writing. Did you know? Enigma comes from a Greek word that means "to speak in riddles." It applies to things, as well as to people, that puzzle one's mind.
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation: His disappearance is an enigma that has given rise to much speculation. Synonyms: problem. a person of puzzling or contradictory character: To me he has always been an enigma, one minute completely insensitive, the next moved to tears.
ENIGMA meaning: 1. something that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely: 2. something that…. Learn more.
If you describe something or someone as an enigma, you mean they are mysterious or difficult to understand.
Many things have been named Enigma, including a rock band, a video game, a rollercoaster ride, and a very famous coding machine used in World War II. Definitions of enigma. noun. something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained. synonyms: closed book, mystery, secret. see more.
Definition of enigma noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ENIGMA definition: someone or something that is mysterious and difficult to understand: . Learn more.
1. a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation. 2. a person of puzzling or contradictory character. 3. a saying, picture, etc., containing a hidden meaning; riddle. [1530–40; < Latin aenigma < Greek aínigma < ainik- (s. of ainíssesthai to speak in riddles, derivative of aînos fable)]
ENIGMA meaning: someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain.
