enigma
enigma is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- anagram
- arcanum
- book
- charade
- concealed
- confidential
- conundrum
- crack
- crux
- dead
- difficulty
- house
- ignorance
- incognita
- intricacy
- involved
- labyrinth
- labyrinthian
- labyrinthine
- latency
- logogriph
- maze
- mazy
- meander
- monogram
- mystery
- nut
- paradox
- prison
- problem
- profound
- puzzle
- question
- rebus
- riddle
- secret
- terra
- the
- top
- wood
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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