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   enigma

   /ɪˈnɪɡmə/

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand: "Madeleine was still an enigma to him"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek ainigma, from ainissesthai ‘speak allusively’, from ainos ‘fable’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   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.

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   If you describe something or someone as an enigma, you mean they are mysterious or difficult to understand. There have been whole books written about him, and still he remains an enigma. American English : enigma / ɪˈnɪgmə /

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   ENIGMA meaning: someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain.

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   Enigma definition: a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation. See examples of ENIGMA used in a sentence.

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   Use the noun enigma to refer to something that is a puzzle or a mystery. Why do you have to learn difficult words like this? That is an enigma.