English-Thai Dictionary

enigma

N คน หรือ สิ่ง ที่ เป็น ปริศนา  คนลึกลับ  คนที่ เป็น ปริศนา  mystery puzzler kon-rue-sing-ti-pen-prid-sa-na

 

enigmatic

ADJ ยาก ที่จะ เข้าใจ  ยาก ที่จะ อธิบาย  mysterious obscure unfathomable yak-ti-ja-kao-jai

 

enigmatical

A ที่ เป็น ปริศนา ลึกลับ  enigmatic mysterious puzzling clear explicit

 

enigmatically

ADV อย่าง ยาก ที่จะ เข้าใจ  อย่าง ยาก ที่จะ อธิบาย  cryptically mysteriously yang-yak-ti-ja-kao-jai

 

enigmatize

VI ทำให้ เป็น ปริศนา ลึกลับ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENIGMA

n.[L. oenigma; Gr. to hint. ] A dark saying, in which some known thing is concealed under obscure language; an obscure question; a riddle. A question, saying or painting, containing a hidden meaning, which is proposed to be guessed.

 

ENIGMATIC, ENIGMATICAL

a.Relating to or containing a riddle; obscure; darkly expressed; ambiguous. 1. Obscurely conceived or apprehended.

 

ENIGMATICALLY

adv. In an obscure manner; in a sense different from that which the words in common acceptation imply.

 

ENIGMATIST

n.A maker or dealer in enigmas and riddles.

 

ENIGMATIZE

v.i.To utter or form enigmas; to deal in riddles.

 

ENIGMATOGRAPHY, ENIGMATOLOGY

n.The art of making riddles; or the art of solving them.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ENIGMA

E *nig "ma, n.; pl. Enigmas. Etym: [L. aenigma, Gr.

 

1. A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed. A custom was among the ancients of proposing an enigma at festivals. Pope.

 

2. An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma.

 

ENIGMATIC; ENIGMATICAL

E `nig *mat "ic, E `nig *mat "ic *al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. énigmatique. ]

 

Defn: Relating to or resembling an enigma; not easily explained or accounted for; darkly expressed; obscure; puzzling; as, an enigmatical answer.

 

ENIGMATICALLY

ENIGMATICALLY E `nig *mat "ic *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Darkly; obscurely.

 

ENIGMATIST

E *nig "ma *tist, n. Etym: [Gr.

 

Defn: One who makes, or talks in, enigmas. Addison.

 

ENIGMATIZE

E *nig "ma *tize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Enigmatized; p. pr. & vb. n.Enigmatizing.]

 

Defn: To make, or talk in, enigmas; to deal in riddles.

 

ENIGMATOGRAPHY; ENIGMATOLOGY

E *nig `ma *tog "ra *phy, E *nig `ma *tol "o *gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy, -logy. ]

 

Defn: The art of making or of solving enigmas.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

enigma

e nig ma |iˈnigmə ɪˈnɪɡmə | ▶noun ( pl. enigmas ) a person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek ainigma, from ainissesthai ‘speak allusively, ’ from ainos ‘fable. ’

 

enigmatic

en ig mat ic |ˌenigˈmatik ˈˌɛnɪɡˈˌmædɪk |(also enigmatical ) ▶adjective difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious: he took the money with an enigmatic smile. DERIVATIVES en ig mat i cal ly |-(ə )lē |adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French énigmatique or late Latin aenigmaticus, based on Greek ainigma ‘riddle ’ (see enigma ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

enigma

enigma |ɪˈnɪgmə | ▶noun a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand: Madeleine was still an enigma to him. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek ainigma, from ainissesthai ‘speak allusively ’, from ainos ‘fable ’.

 

enigmatic

enigmatic |ˌɛnɪgˈmatɪk | ▶adjective difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious: he took the money with an enigmatic smile. DERIVATIVES enigmatical adjective, enigmatically |ɛnɪgˈmatɪk (ə )li |adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from French énigmatique or late Latin aenigmaticus, based on Greek ainigma ‘riddle ’ (see enigma ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

enigma

enigma noun how it works is an enigma to me: mystery, puzzle, riddle, conundrum, paradox, problem, quandary; a closed book; informal poser. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See riddle 1 . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

enigmatic

enigmatic adjective she smiled that enigmatic smile again: mysterious, inscrutable, puzzling, mystifying, baffling, perplexing, impenetrable, unfathomable, sphinxlike, Delphic, oracular; cryptic, elliptical, ambiguous, equivocal, paradoxical, obscure, oblique, secret.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

enigma

enigma noun how it works is a complete enigma to me: mystery, puzzle, riddle, conundrum, paradox, problem, unsolved problem, question, question mark, quandary, a closed book; informal poser, teaser, brain-teaser, stumper.

 

enigmatic

enigmatic adjective she smiled that enigmatic smile again: mysterious, puzzling, hard to understand, mystifying, inexplicable, baffling, perplexing, bewildering, confusing, impenetrable, inscrutable, incomprehensible, unexplainable, unfathomable, indecipherable, Delphic, oracular; ambiguous, equivocal, paradoxical, sibylline, unaccountable, insoluble, obscure, elliptical, oblique; arcane, abstruse, recondite, secret, esoteric, occult, cryptic; informal as clear as mud. ANTONYMS straightforward.

 

Duden Dictionary

Enigma

Enig ma Substantiv, Neutrum bildungssprachlich , das |En i gma |das Enigma; Genitiv: des Enigmas, Plural: die Enigmata und Enigmen englisch enigma < lateinisch aenigma < griechisch aínigma Rätsel

 

enigmatisch

enig ma tisch Adjektiv |enigm a tisch |englisch enigmatic, zu: Enigma rätselhaft

 

enigmatisieren

enig ma ti sie ren schwaches Verb |enigmatis ie ren |in Rätseln sprechen

 

French Dictionary

énigmatique

énigmatique adj. adjectif Mystérieux, difficile à comprendre. : Un air énigmatique. SYNONYME obscur .

 

énigmatiquement

énigmatiquement adv. adverbe De manière énigmatique.

 

Spanish Dictionary

enigma

enigma nombre masculino 1 Frase, enunciado, etc. , de significado oculto o encubierto que una persona propone a alguien para que descifre el sentido o le dé una solución, a modo de pasatiempo o entretenimiento :muy característicos de la cultura bizantina son los libros de astrología, alquimia, oráculos, enigmas, magia y oniromancia, cuya lectura alcanzaba a un amplio espectro social .2 Dicho o cosa que tiene un significado o un sentido oculto y que es difícil de comprender o interpretar :el inspector de policía apuntaba que sin la pieza clave que hiciera encajar el resto del rompecabezas era mejor no perder de vista al testigo hasta que, con sus pasos, lo condujera al desvelamiento del enigma .

 

enigmático, -ca

enigmático, -ca adjetivo Que contiene un enigma o que tiene un significado oscuro, misterioso y difícil de comprender :un título enigmático; no comprendo las enigmáticas actitudes de algunos .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

enigma

e nig ma /ɪnɪ́ɡmə /名詞 複 ～s, ～ta /-tə /C 〖通例an ～〗1 なぞ (mystery ).2 なぞの物 [言葉 ], なぞを秘めた人, 不可解な人 .

 

enigmatic

en ig mat ic -i cal /ènɪɡmǽtɪk //-tɪk (ə )l /形容詞 〈人 物が 〉なぞのある [を秘めた ], 不可解な, 理解しがたい .è n ig m á t i cal ly 副詞