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See also: enigmàtic
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ænigmatic (archaic)
- ænigmatick (obsolete)
- enigmatick (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Latin aenigmaticus and French énigmatique, from Ancient Greek αἰνιγματικός (ainigmatikós); equivalent to enigma + -tic.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
enigmatic (comparative more enigmatic, superlative most enigmatic)
- Pertaining to an enigma.
- Mysterious.
- 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.
- Defying description.
- (variant) Enigmatical.
Synonyms[edit]
- (mysterious): See also Thesaurus:mysterious
- (defying description): See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
pertaining to an enigma
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mysterious
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Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French énigmatique. Equivalent to enigmă + -atic.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
enigmatic m or n (feminine singular enigmatică, masculine plural enigmatici, feminine and neuter plural enigmatice)
Declension[edit]
Declension of enigmatic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | enigmatic | enigmatică | enigmatici | enigmatice | ||
definite | enigmaticul | enigmatica | enigmaticii | enigmaticele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | enigmatic | enigmatice | enigmatici | enigmatice | ||
definite | enigmaticului | enigmaticei | enigmaticelor | enigmaticilor |
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