énigme

See also: enigmë

French

Alternative forms

• ænigme (obsolete)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin aenigma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.niɡm/

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• Hyphenation: é‧nigme

Noun

énigme f (plural énigmes)

1. enigma, puzzle (anything difficult to understand or make sense of)
2. riddle

   Synonym: devinette

Related terms

• énigmatique

Further reading

• “énigme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012