Enigma vs Equivocal - What's the difference?
enigma | equivocal |
Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
A riddle, or a difficult problem.
Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation; ambiguous; uncertain.
* Jeffrey
Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters; deserving to be suspected.
* Milton
Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful, incongruous.
* Burke
As a proper noun enigma
is a german device used during world war ii to encode strategic messages.As a noun equivocal is
a word or expression capable of different meanings; an ambiguous term; an equivoque.As an adjective equivocal is
having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation; ambiguous; uncertain.enigma
English
(wikipedia enigma)Alternative forms
* (chiefly archaic)Noun
(en-noun)“enigma'” listed by ' Dictionary.com Unabridged (v1·1)
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* ----equivocal
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(Webster 1913)Alternative forms
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* double entendreAdjective
(en adjective)- equivocal''' words; an '''equivocal sentence
- For the beauties of Shakespeare are not of so dim or equivocal a nature as to be visible only to learned eyes.
- His actions are equivocal .
- equivocal repentances
- How equivocal a test.
