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Enigma
| Enigma Definition And Meaning |
What's The Definition Of Enigma?
[n] something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
[n] a difficult problem
Synonyms | Synonyms for Enigma: brain-teaser |
closed book |
conundrum |
mystery |
riddle |
secret
Related Terms | Find terms related to Enigma: arcanum |
baffle |
bafflement |
baffling problem |
bewilderment |
bother |
brain twister |
cabala |
Chinese puzzle |
classified information |
confidence |
confidential communication |
confoundment |
confusion |
conundrum |
crossword puzzle |
crux |
dark horse |
dilemma |
discomposure |
disconcert |
disconcertedness |
disconcertion |
disconcertment |
disturbance |
embarrassment |
enigmatic question |
esoterica |
fix |
floorer |
frontier |
frontiers of knowledge |
Gordian knot |
guarded secret |
hermetics |
jam |
jigsaw puzzle |
knot |
knotty point |
matter of ignorance |
mind-boggler |
mystery |
mystery of mysteries |
mystification |
n |
node |
nodus |
nonplus |
nut to crack |
oxymoron |
paradox |
perplexed question |
perplexity |
personal matter |
perturbation |
pickle |
plight |
pons asinorum |
poser |
pother |
predicament |
private matter |
privileged communication |
privity |
problem |
profound secret |
puzzle |
puzzlement |
puzzler |
quandary |
question |
question mark |
restricted information |
riddle |
scrape |
sealed book |
secret |
sixty-four dollar question |
stew |
sticker |
stumper |
teaser |
terra incognita |
the incalculable |
the occult |
the strange |
the unfamiliar |
the unknowable |
the unknown |
tough proposition |
unassuredness |
unexplored ground |
unexplored territory |
unknown quantity |
upset |
vexed question |
why |
x |
z
See Also | perplexity |
problem
Enigma In Webster's Dictionary
\E*nig"ma\, n.; pl. {Enigmas}. [L. aenigma, Gr. ?, fr. ?
to speak darkly, fr. ? tale, fable.]
1. A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a
statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered
or guessed.
A custom was among the ancients of proposing an
enigma at festivals. --Pope.
2. An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be
satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an
enigma.
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