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   mysterious

   /mɪˈstɪərɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify: "his colleague had vanished in mysterious circumstances" Similar puzzlingstrangepeculiarcuriousfunnyqueeroddweirdbizarremystifyinginexplicablebafflingperplexingbewilderingconfusinguncannydarkimpenetrableincomprehensibleunexplainableunfathomableDelphicsibyllineunaccountableinsolubleobscurearcanereconditesecretesotericoccultcryptichiddenconcealedsupernaturalmysticalOpposite straightforward
   • ▪ (of a location) having an atmosphere of strangeness or secrecy: "a dark, mysterious, windowless building"
   • ▪ (of a person) deliberately enigmatic: "she was mysterious about herself but said plenty about her husband" Similar enigmaticinscrutablesecretivesphinxlikecloak-and-daggerreticentnon-committaldiscreetevasivefurtivesurreptitiouscovertblackOpposite open

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French mystérieux, from mystère ‘mystery’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mysteriousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMYSTERIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of mysterious, an adjective that describes something strange, not known, or not understood. See how to use it in sentences and synonyms, and compare it with related words.

   • English (US)

     strange, not known, or not understood: She's an actress...

   • Mysterious: French Translation

     MYSTERIOUS translate: mystérieux/-euse, mystérieux/-euse,...

   • Mysterious in Arabic

     MYSTERIOUS translate: غامِض. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Mysterious in Catalan

     mysterious translate: misteriós. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Mysterious in Polish

     MYSTERIOUS translate: tajemniczy, tajemniczy, tajemniczy....

   • Portuguese Translation

     MYSTERIOUS translate: misterioso, misterioso/-osa,...

   • Mysterious in Japanese

     MYSTERIOUS translate: 不思議な, 不可解な, 謎（なぞ）の, 神秘的（しんぴてき）な. Learn...

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5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMYSTERIOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   strange, not known, or not understood: She's an actress whose inner life has remained mysterious, despite the many interviews she has given. He died in mysterious circumstances, and there is still a possibility that it was murder. Synonyms. cryptic. enigmatic. inscrutable. Fewer examples.

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   adjective. full of, characterized by, or involving mystery: a mysterious occurrence. Synonyms: cryptic, occult, esoteric, secret. implying or suggesting a mystery: a mysterious smile. of obscure nature, meaning, origin, etc.; puzzling; inexplicable: a mysterious inscription on the ancient tomb.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › mysteriousmysterious adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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8. www.thefreedictionary.com › mysteriousMysterious - definition of mysterious by The Free Dictionary

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9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMYSTERIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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