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单词 mysteriousness
释义

mysterious

adjective

mys·​te·​ri·​ous mi-ˈstir-ē-əs How to pronounce mysterious (audio)
1
a
: of, relating to, or constituting mystery
the mysterious ways of God
b
: exciting wonder, curiosity, or surprise while baffling efforts to comprehend or identify : mystifying
heard a mysterious noise
a mysterious stranger
a mysterious plane crash
a mysterious illness
2
: stirred by or attracted to the inexplicable
… to help a mysterious wizard … ward off the end of the world with blood sacrifices. Robert Houston
mysteriousness noun

Synonyms

  • arcane
  • cryptic
  • deep
  • enigmatic
  • enigmatical
  • impenetrable
  • inscrutable
  • mystic
  • occult
  • uncanny
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Example Sentences

the mysterious ways of nature We heard a mysterious noise outside our tent. He died under mysterious circumstances. A mysterious illness has been spreading through the city. There's something mysterious about that old woman. Her behavior was very mysterious. See More
Recent Examples on the Web But purrs—one of the most recognizable sounds in the animal kingdom—are also one of the most mysterious. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022 Zendaya made waves with her most adult role yet in Malcolm & Marie, the initially mysterious pandemic project between herself, her Euphoria collaborator Sam Levinson, and John David Washington. Rivea Ruff, Essence, 1 Sep. 2022 The 2022 election grows more mysterious by the day. Matthew Continetti, National Review, 27 Aug. 2022 His page is consistently entertaining but remains slightly mysterious. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2022 Nothing, however, could have prepared him for his most mysterious, craziest role yet: playing a Sasquatch. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2022 Atlas moths usually live in tropical regions throughout Asia, which makes its presence in Washington all the more mysterious – and raises concerns about survival. Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022 Doctors and researchers have exhaustively categorized those symptoms, which range from the mundane (cough, fever, headache) to the slightly mysterious (brain fog, loss of taste or smell, a pins-and-needles sensation). Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022 Emilia Clarke is one of the actors Marvel chose for , but her role remains mysterious. Chris Smith, BGR, 16 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

mystery entry 1 + -ous, probably after Middle French mysterieux

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

mysterious

adjective

mys·​te·​ri·​ous mi-ˈstir-ē-əs How to pronounce mysterious (audio)
: strange, unknown, or hard to understand or explain
a mysterious noise
a mysterious stranger

mysteriousness

noun

1
as in ambiguity
the quality or state of being impossible to know, understand, or explain the mysteriousness of the nocturnal noises evaporated with the arrival of daybreak

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ambiguity
  • uncanniness
  • impenetrability
  • inscrutability
  • obscurity
  • darkness
  • vagueness
  • profundity
  • murkiness
  • incomprehensibility
  • inexplicability
  • deepness
  • unknowability
  • numinousness
  • unintelligibility
  • equivocality
  • abstruseness
  • esotericism
  • inscrutableness
  • shadowiness
  • equivocalness
  • hermetism
  • unanswerability
  • unintelligibleness
  • inexplicableness
  • abstrusity
  • reconditeness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • intelligibility
  • understandability
  • straightforwardness
  • obviousness
  • plainness
  • transparency
  • clarity
  • self-evidence
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2
as in ambiguousness
the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning the unexpected mysteriousness of the phone message had them a little concerned

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • ambiguity
  • ambiguousness
  • mystery
  • inscrutability
  • uncertainty
  • opaqueness
  • nebulousness
  • murkiness
  • obliqueness
  • complexity
  • darkness
  • opacity
  • obscurity
  • nebulosity
  • obliquity
  • vagueness
  • incomprehensibility
  • mistiness
  • equivocation
  • impenetrability
  • indistinctness
  • indefiniteness
  • haziness
  • depth
  • dimness
  • equivocalness
  • fuzziness
  • profoundness
  • fogginess
  • indirectness
  • cloudiness
  • inscrutableness
  • faintness
  • obtuseness
  • abstruseness
  • deepness
  • difficulty
  • circuity
  • complication
  • reconditeness
  • shadow
  • incomprehensibleness
  • circuitousness
  • shade
  • abstrusity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • clarity
  • obviousness
  • clearness
  • plainness
  • brightness
  • comprehensibility
  • certainty
  • distinctness
  • intelligibility
  • legibility
  • directness
  • exactness
  • definiteness
  • openness
  • perspicuity
  • straightforwardness
  • lucidity
  • explicitness
  • forthrightness
  • incisiveness
  • surety
  • tangibility
  • visibility
  • incision
  • self-evidence
  • palpability
  • obviousness
  • readability
  • lucidness
  • perspicuousness
  • readableness
  • tangibleness
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