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Therapeutic vs Enigmatic - What's the difference?

therapeutic | enigmatic |

As adjectives the difference between therapeutic and enigmatic

is that therapeutic is of, or relating to therapy while enigmatic is enigmatic.

therapeutic

English

Alternative forms

* therapeutick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to therapy.
  • Having a positive effect on the body or mind.
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
  • Therapeutic or curative physic.
  • * Isaac Watts
  • Medicine is justly distributed into prophylactic, or the art of preserving health, and therapeutic , or the art of restoring it.

    Synonyms

    * * *

    enigmatic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic) * (obsolete) * enigmatick (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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.
  • Defying description.
  • (variant) Enigmatical.