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enigmatic

(enɪgmætɪk)
adjective
Someone or something that is enigmatic is mysterious and difficult to understand.
Haley studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face.
She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films.
Synonyms: mysterious, puzzling, obscure, baffling More Synonyms of enigmatic
enigmatically adverb [ADVERB after verb, ADVERB -ed/adjective]
'Corbiere didn't deserve this,' she said enigmatically.

enigmatic in American English

(ˌɛnɪgˈmætɪk; also ˌ inɪgˈmætɪk)
adjective
of or like an enigma; perplexing; baffling
: also ˌenigˈmatical
SIMILAR WORDS:  obˈscure
Derived forms
enigmatically (ˌenigˈmatically)
adverb
Word origin
Fr énigmatique < LL aenigmaticus

Examples of 'enigmatic' in a sentence
enigmatic

He could come across as a rather enigmatic figure.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Instead, she flashes another of those enigmatic, megawatt smiles.
The Sun (2016)
She had an enigmatic smile and an infectious giggle.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The details of the recording remain enigmatic to this day.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We learnt little about the enigmatic character of the artist.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He is an enigmatic figure who has suffered from bad dreams all of his life.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It was made of plastic and raised a rare smile from the enigmatic supremo.
The Sun (2012)
But the landscape in which the enigmatic figures are set is far more than a backdrop.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The import of the scene remains enigmatic; the answer can only be guessed.
Andrew Bridgeford 1066: and the Hidden History of the Bayeux Tapestry (2004)
She sat there peacefully, her enigmatic smile following me out of the door.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The Dream remains a profoundly enigmatic image.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
To many, he remains an enigmatic figure.
The Sun (2013)
It's better for them to remain slightly enigmatic.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He was a very enigmatic, inspiring figure at that time.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
For all its familiarity, the drawing remains compellingly enigmatic.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
If he had also thought to write them down himself, he would not remain such an enigmaticfigure.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
These ten insightful essays range over fifty active years, but in many ways their subject remains an enigmatic figure.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
Was that enigmatic smile (mocking?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
That explains the enigmatic smile.
The Sun (2006)
Meanwhile evolutionary processes remained enigmatic.
Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)
There's an enigmatic smile from his co-star.
The Sun (2012)
Well, if it did, this was largely down to the enigmatic figure at its centre.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
This new and well-researched life of this enigmatic figure portrays him in all his complexity, and it is a story well worth reading.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
I think she, too, projects something enigmatic and elusive.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)

In other languages
enigmatic

British English: enigmatic ADJECTIVE
Someone or something that is enigmatic is mysterious and difficult to understand.
He studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face.
  • American English: enigmatic
  • Brazilian Portuguese: enigmático
  • Chinese: 神秘难解的
  • European Spanish: enigmático
  • French: énigmatique
  • German: rätselhaft
  • Italian: enigmatico
  • Japanese: なぞめいた
  • Korean: 수수께끼 같은
  • European Portuguese: enigmático
  • Latin American Spanish: enigmático

(adjective) 
She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films.
Synonyms
mysterious
He died in mysterious circumstances.
puzzling
His letter poses a number of puzzling questions.
obscure
The contract is written in obscure language.
baffling
I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms.
ambiguous
His remarks clarify an ambiguous statement given earlier this week.
perplexing
The procedure is perplexing at the best of times.
incomprehensible
incomprehensible mathematics puzzles
mystifying
inexplicable
Your behaviour was extraordinary and inexplicable.
unintelligible
She muttered something unintelligible.
pages inscribed with unintelligible characters
paradoxical
It seems paradoxical that some people who claim to be animal lovers still promote fox-hunting.
cryptic
I wondered just what he meant by that cryptic remark.
inscrutable
Even when opened the contents of the package were as inscrutable as ever.
unfathomable
How unfathomable and odd is life!
indecipherable
recondite
Her poems are recondite in subject matter.
Delphic
oracular
sphinxlike
Opposites
clear
,
simple
,
straightforward
,
uncomplicated
,
comprehensible

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ambiguous
Definition
having more than one possible interpretation
His remarks clarify an ambiguous statement given earlier this week.
Synonyms
unclear,
puzzling,
uncertain,
obscure,
vague,
doubtful,
dubious,
enigmatic,
indefinite,
inconclusive,
cryptic,
indeterminate,
equivocal,
Delphic,
oracular,
enigmatical,
clear as mud (informal)
in the sense of baffling
I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms.
Synonyms
puzzling,
strange,
confusing,
weird,
mysterious,
unclear,
bewildering,
elusive,
enigmatic,
perplexing,
incomprehensible,
mystifying,
inexplicable,
unaccountable,
unfathomable
in the sense of cryptic
Definition
having a hidden or secret meaning
I wondered just what he meant by that cryptic remark.
Synonyms
mysterious,
dark,
coded,
puzzling,
obscure,
vague,
veiled,
ambiguous,
enigmatic,
perplexing,
arcane,
equivocal,
abstruse,
Delphic,
oracular

Nearby words of
enigmatic

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