Meanings
comparative more enigmatic · superlative most enigmatic · alternative archaic aenigmatic · alternative archaic ænigmatic · alternative obsolete ænigmatick · alternative obsolete enigmatick
- Pertaining to an enigma.
- Mysterious.
Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.
1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC - Defying description.
- variantEnigmatical.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot clear to the understanding
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekαἰνιγματικός
- Frenchénigmatique
- Latinaenigmaticus
- Englishenigmatic
From Latin aenigmaticus and French énigmatique, from Ancient Greek αἰνιγματικός (ainigmatikós); equivalent to enigma + -tic.
More words from Latin, French, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek αἰνιγματικός
- αἰνιγματικός (ainigmatikós)pertaining to an enigma
Basque enigmatiko, enigmatiko
- enigmatikopertaining to an enigma
- enigmatikomysterious
Bulgarian зага́дъчен, мистерио́зен
- зага́дъчен (zagádăčen)pertaining to an enigma
- мистерио́зен (misteriózen)mysterious
Catalan enigmàtic, enigmàtic
- enigmàticpertaining to an enigma
- enigmàticmysterious
Czech záhadný, tajemný
- záhadnýpertaining to an enigma
- tajemnýpertaining to an enigma
- enigmatickýpertaining to an enigma
- záhadnýmysterious
- tajemnýmysterious
Dutch raadselachtig
- raadselachtigmysterious
Finnish arvoituksellinen, mystinen
- arvoituksellinenpertaining to an enigma
- mystinenmysterious
French énigmatique, énigmatique
- énigmatiquepertaining to an enigma
- énigmatiquemysterious
German rätselhaft, mysteriös
- rätselhaftpertaining to an enigma
- mysteriösmysterious
Greek αινιγματικός, αινιγματικός
- αινιγματικός (ainigmatikós)pertaining to an enigma
- αινιγματικός (ainigmatikós)mysterious
Italian enigmatico, enigmatico
- enigmaticopertaining to an enigma
- enigmaticomysterious
Japanese 謎めいた, 神秘的な
- 謎めいた (nazomeita)pertaining to an enigma
- 神秘的な (shinpiteki na)mysterious
Korean 수수께끼의
- 수수께끼의 (susukkekki-ui)pertaining to an enigma
Latin aenigmaticus, aenigmaticus
- aenigmaticuspertaining to an enigma
- aenigmaticusmysterious
Lithuanian mįslingas, mįslingas
- mįslingaspertaining to an enigma
- mįslingasmysterious
Polish zagadkowy, enigmatyczny
- zagadkowypertaining to an enigma
- enigmatycznypertaining to an enigma
- zagadkowymysterious
Portuguese enigmático, enigmático
- enigmáticopertaining to an enigma
- enigmáticomysterious
Romanian enigmatic, enigmatic
- enigmaticpertaining to an enigma
- enigmaticmysterious
Russian зага́дочный, зага́дочный
- зага́дочный (zagádočnyj)pertaining to an enigma
- зага́дочный (zagádočnyj)mysterious
Slovak záhadný, tajomný
- záhadnýpertaining to an enigma
- tajomnýpertaining to an enigma
Spanish enigmático, enigmático
- enigmáticopertaining to an enigma
- enigmáticomysterious
- cabalísticomysterious
Swedish enigmatisk
- enigmatiskpertaining to an enigma
Turkish muğlak
- muğlakpertaining to an enigma
Ukrainian загадко́вий, таємни́чий
- загадко́вий (zahadkóvyj)pertaining to an enigma
- таємни́чий (tajemnýčyj)pertaining to an enigma
- загадко́вий (zahadkóvyj)mysterious
- таємни́чий (tajemnýčyj)mysterious
Welsh enigmatig, enigmataidd
- enigmatigpertaining to an enigma
- enigmataiddpertaining to an enigma
Cite this entry
enigmatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enigmatic
“enigmatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enigmatic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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