ENIGMA


Meaning of ENIGMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈnig-mə, e- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin aenigma, from Greek ainigmat-, ainigma, from ainissesthai to speak in riddles, from ainos fable

Date: 1539

1. : an obscure speech or writing

2. : something hard to understand or explain

3. : an inscrutable or mysterious person

Synonyms: see mystery

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.