n. 1 a puzzling thing or person. 2 a riddle or paradox. enigmatic adj. enigmatical adj. enigmatically adv. enigmatize v.tr. (also -ise).
[ L aenigma f. Gk ainigma -matos f. ainissomai speak allusively f. ainos fable ]
n. 1 a puzzling thing or person. 2 a riddle or paradox. enigmatic adj. enigmatical adj. enigmatically adv. enigmatize v.tr. (also -ise).
[ L aenigma f. Gk ainigma -matos f. ainissomai speak allusively f. ainos fable ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012