ENIGMA


Meaning of ENIGMA in English

/ ɪˈnɪgmə; NAmE / noun

a person, thing or situation that is mysterious and difficult to understand

SYN mystery , puzzle

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek ainigma , from ainissesthai speak allusively, from ainos fable.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.