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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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: 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.
ENIGMA definition: 1. something that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely: 2. something that…. Learn more.
a person of puzzling or contradictory character: To me he has always been an enigma, one minute completely insensitive, the next moved to tears. a saying, question, picture, etc., containing a hidden meaning; riddle.
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.
ENIGMA definition: someone or something that is mysterious and difficult to understand: . Learn more.
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.
