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- pronunciation:
- ih
nIg
m
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noun |
| definition 1: |
something puzzling, contradictory, or mysterious; something for which a solution cannot be found.
Her last words remain an enigma, as no one in the family ever knew the man she referred to.The purpose of the animal's appendages were an enigma to biologists until quite recently.- synonyms:
- maze, mystery, paradox, perplexity
- similar words:
- baffler, conundrum, dilemma, jumble, poser, predicament, problem, puzzle, quandary, riddle, tangle
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| definition 2: |
a person, group, or organism whose nature, purpose, or behavior seems inexplicable.
He always said his sisters were an enigma to him.- synonyms:
- paradox, perplexity, puzzlement
- similar words:
- labyrinth, maze, puzzle, riddle
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| related words: |
knot |
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