Mysterious vs Enigma - What's the difference?
mysterious | enigma |
Of unknown origin.
Having unknown qualities.
Difficult to understand.
Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
A riddle, or a difficult problem.
As an adjective mysterious
is of unknown origin.As a noun enigma is
something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.As a proper noun Enigma is
a German device used during World War II to encode strategic messages.mysterious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He received a mysterious phone call this morning.
- Our boss is a mysterious man who hardly ever meets with us.
- Why he left without saying goodbye is quite mysterious .
- Stop being mysterious and just tell me what you want.
Derived terms
* mysteriously * mysteriousnessenigma
English
(wikipedia enigma)Alternative forms
* (chiefly archaic)Noun
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