Enigma
/ɪˈnɪɡmə/noun
A person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand.
To his friends, he remained something of an enigma.
Often appears as...
- something of an enigma
- an absolute enigma
noun
A riddle or complex problem that requires solving.
The clues led us to the final enigma, a large chest hidden beneath the floor.
Often appears as...
- solving an enigma
- final enigma
noun
In WWII, a machine used for coding and decoding secret messages.
They managed to decode the enemy's message using the Enigma machine.
noun
A person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand.
To his friends, he remained something of an enigma.
Often appears as...
- something of an enigma
- an absolute enigma
noun
A riddle or complex problem that requires solving.
The clues led us to the final enigma, a large chest hidden beneath the floor.
Often appears as...
- solving an enigma
- final enigma
noun
In WWII, a machine used for coding and decoding secret messages.
They managed to decode the enemy's message using the Enigma machine.
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Mysterious Persona
Use ‘enigma’ to describe someone whose actions and thoughts are hard to predict or explain.
Despite being a public figure, the actress's personal life is an enigma.
Pro Tip 2/3Unknown Quality
‘Enigma’ can describe an element of a situation or person that remains unexplained or hidden.
The reason for his sudden departure remains an enigma.
Pro Tip 3/3Abstract Concepts
Use it to express the mysterious nature of complex ideas or phenomena.
To many, the concept of infinity is an enigma.
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Uber's plan to get more...
And our numbers were slightly up from what we expected. OK, that's cool. Now, so you, yourself, are something of an enigma, I would say. Your supporters and investors, who have been with you the whole way, believe that the only chance
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Jeff Skoll: Making...
he said, people think of you as a bit of an enigma, and they want to know what drives you a bit. And what really drives me is a vision of the future that I think we all share. It's a world of peace and prosperity and sustainability.
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Life Below the Ocean...
Is it rage? Maybe I'm just projecting. But you can't really tell what it's thinking. It's a mystery. It's an enigma. But watch this. Eyebrows. Now, you see it. Now, this fish has an emotional life. You can really empathize with.
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A clean energy proposal...
greatest good for the greatest number but there were three problems three enigmas that I could not solve and I want to share with you those problems but most importantly I think I figured out a proposal for a solution the first
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Gulf Turtle Nests...
able to recover or tag and follow and see where they went an ominous right we will never know that and until then it'll always be an enigma back in Alabama volunteers carry on knowing they could be helping save an
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Family Ties PIPE Jurassic...
fossil was found buried deep within a mine Archaeopteryx was an enigma the size of a crawl only with razor-sharp teeth it resembled more of a lizard but with feathered wings this discovery provided the first hard
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Jennifer Granholm: A...
about what would achieve the greatest good for the greatest number. But there were three problems, three enigmas that I could not solve, and I want to share with you those problems, but most importantly,
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Susan Lim: Transplant...
Stem cell therapies may one day reduce the need for donor organs. Powerful new technologies always present enigmas. As we speak, the world's first human embryonic stem cell trial for spinal cord injury
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Life at 30,000 feet PIPE...
So I don't think you can mollycoddle your kids too much really. You didn't turn out too bad, I have to say, I'm Your headmaster said to you -- I mean he found you kind of an enigma at your school --
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Making sense of...
up of dark energy a mysterious enigma that is responsible for driving the acceleration of the universe I have the best job in the world I want to understand what makes the universe tick
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Uber's plan to get more...
And our numbers were slightly up from what we expected. OK, that's cool. Now, so you, yourself, are something of an enigma, I would say. Your supporters and investors, who have been with you the whole way, believe that the only chance
Video examples
Jeff Skoll: Making...
he said, people think of you as a bit of an enigma, and they want to know what drives you a bit. And what really drives me is a vision of the future that I think we all share. It's a world of peace and prosperity and sustainability.
Video examples
Life Below the Ocean...
Is it rage? Maybe I'm just projecting. But you can't really tell what it's thinking. It's a mystery. It's an enigma. But watch this. Eyebrows. Now, you see it. Now, this fish has an emotional life. You can really empathize with.
Video examples
A clean energy proposal...
greatest good for the greatest number but there were three problems three enigmas that I could not solve and I want to share with you those problems but most importantly I think I figured out a proposal for a solution the first
Video examples
Gulf Turtle Nests...
able to recover or tag and follow and see where they went an ominous right we will never know that and until then it'll always be an enigma back in Alabama volunteers carry on knowing they could be helping save an
Video examples
Family Ties PIPE Jurassic...
fossil was found buried deep within a mine Archaeopteryx was an enigma the size of a crawl only with razor-sharp teeth it resembled more of a lizard but with feathered wings this discovery provided the first hard
Video examples
Jennifer Granholm: A...
about what would achieve the greatest good for the greatest number. But there were three problems, three enigmas that I could not solve, and I want to share with you those problems, but most importantly,
Video examples
Susan Lim: Transplant...
Stem cell therapies may one day reduce the need for donor organs. Powerful new technologies always present enigmas. As we speak, the world's first human embryonic stem cell trial for spinal cord injury
Video examples
Life at 30,000 feet PIPE...
So I don't think you can mollycoddle your kids too much really. You didn't turn out too bad, I have to say, I'm Your headmaster said to you -- I mean he found you kind of an enigma at your school --
Video examples
Making sense of...
up of dark energy a mysterious enigma that is responsible for driving the acceleration of the universe I have the best job in the world I want to understand what makes the universe tick
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Quote examples
Umberto Eco
Italian Novelist
But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
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James Joyce
Irish Novelist
I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that's the only way of insuring one's immortality.
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Andrea Riseborough
English Actress
People are fascinating. They're so unique and I think what's more fascinating is the reason behind the physical characteristic, the enigma, that's where the gold dust is.
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Mika
British Musician
I'm not creating an enigma or leaving mystery, I'm just respecting myself enough as an artist to give myself room to grow and not to be devoured all in one go.
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Ashish Vidyarthi
Indian Actor
For me, the ever smiling face of my father was an enigma which I understood later in life.
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Ellen Glasgow
American Novelist
Women are one of the Almighty's enigmas to prove to men that He knows more than they do.
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Eugenio Montale
Italian Poet
I have always knocked at the door of that wonderful and terrible enigma which is life.
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John Maeda
American Designer
The artist needs to understand the truth that lies at the bottom of an enigma.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
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Chelsea Clinton
American Celebrity
I have never thought of my life as being an enigma.
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Umberto Eco
Italian Novelist
But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
Quote examples
James Joyce
Irish Novelist
I've put in so many enigmas and puzzles that it will keep the professors busy for centuries arguing over what I meant, and that's the only way of insuring one's immortality.
Quote examples
Andrea Riseborough
English Actress
People are fascinating. They're so unique and I think what's more fascinating is the reason behind the physical characteristic, the enigma, that's where the gold dust is.
Quote examples
Mika
British Musician
I'm not creating an enigma or leaving mystery, I'm just respecting myself enough as an artist to give myself room to grow and not to be devoured all in one go.
Quote examples
Ashish Vidyarthi
Indian Actor
For me, the ever smiling face of my father was an enigma which I understood later in life.
Quote examples
Ellen Glasgow
American Novelist
Women are one of the Almighty's enigmas to prove to men that He knows more than they do.
Quote examples
Eugenio Montale
Italian Poet
I have always knocked at the door of that wonderful and terrible enigma which is life.
Quote examples
John Maeda
American Designer
The artist needs to understand the truth that lies at the bottom of an enigma.
Quote examples
Winston Churchill
British Statesman
Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
Quote examples
Chelsea Clinton
American Celebrity
I have never thought of my life as being an enigma.
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