Definition of enigma

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Enigma (n.) An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma..

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Enigmatical :: Enigmatical (a.) Relating to or resembling an enigma; not easily explained or accounted for; darkly expressed; obscure; puzzling; as, an enigmatical answer..
Enigmatic :: Enigmatic (a.) Alt. of Enigmatica.
Riddle :: Riddle (v. i.) To speak ambiguously or enigmatically.
Proverb :: Proverb (n.) A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
Quiz :: Quiz (n.) A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.
Unriddle :: Unriddle (v. t. & i.) To read the riddle of; to solve or explain; as, to unriddle an enigma or a mystery..
Mysterious :: Mysterious (a.) Of or pertaining to mystery; containing a mystery; difficult or impossible to understand; obscure not revealed or explained; enigmatical; incomprehensible.
Charade :: Charade (n.) A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations..
Sphinx :: Sphinx (n.) Hence: A person of enigmatical character and purposes, especially in politics and diplomacy..
Enigmatist :: Enigmatist (n.) One who makes, or talks in, enigmas..
Interpretation :: Interpretation (n.) The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma..
Enigma :: Enigma (n.) A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed..
Simple :: Simple (a.) Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language..
Enigmatizing :: Enigmatizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Enigmatiz.
Enigmatography :: Enigmatography (n.) Alt. of Enigmatolog.
Enigmatology :: Enigmatology (n.) The art of making or of solving enigmas.
Mystery :: Mystery (a.) Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma.
Rebus :: Rebus (n.) A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of objects whose names resemble those words, or the syllables of which they are composed; enigmatical representation of words by figures; hence, a peculiar form of riddle made up of such representations..
Enigma :: Enigma (n.) An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma..
Enigmas :: Enigmas (pl. ) of Enigm.
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