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[ uh -nig -muh ] SHOW IPA
/ əˈnɪg mə / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural e·nig·mas; Chiefly Archaic e·nig·ma·ta [uh -nig -muh -tuh ]. /əˈnɪg mə tə/. a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation: His disappearance is an enigma that has given rise to much speculation.
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.
(initial capital letter ) a German-built enciphering machine developed for commercial use in the early 1920s and later adapted and appropriated by German and other Axis powers for military use through World War II.
Origin of enigma First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin aenigma, from Greek aínigma, equivalent to ainik- (stem of ainíssesthai “to speak in riddles,” derivative of aînos fable) + -ma noun suffix of result
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synonym study for enigma 1 . See puzzle.
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Example sentences from the Web for enigma As a man, Malcolm X was an enigma , transforming himself multiple times in his short life.
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As great as this feat was, an equally demanding test followed: to conceal from the Nazis that Enigma had been beaten.
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I propose an enigma ; only I am not cruel like the Sphinx and will not devour you if you fail to guess.
The Hero of the People | Alexandre Dumas
But he was not thinking of her as the Napoleonic enigma personified.
The Missourian | Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
There was nothing else left to do; after that he would allow the enigma to drop into the abyss of undiscoverable things.
Return of the Native | Thomas Hardy
The two men stared at all this, wondering what lay behind it, until on a sudden the enigma became clear to both of them.
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She was the spirit of the enigma , the very personification of the Napoleonic sphinx.
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British Dictionary definitions for enigma noun a person, thing, or situation that is mysterious, puzzling, or ambiguous
Derived forms of enigma enigmatic (ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk ) or enigmatical , adjective enigmatically , adverb Word Origin for enigma C16: from Latin aenigma, from Greek ainigma, from ainissesthai to speak in riddles, from ainos fable, story
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