Enigma

Noun

 * 1) Something puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable
 * 2) A riddle, or a difficult problem

Adjectives for Enigma
inexplicable; incomprehensible.

Verbs for Enigma
deal in—s; disclose—; dissect—; dissolve—; explain—; express in—; investigate—; question—; ransack—; screen in—; scrutinize—; shroud in—; solve—; —baffles; — conceals ; —mystifies; —perplexes; —puzzles; —seals.

Thesaurus
Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, arcanum, baffle, bafflement, baffling problem, bewilderment, bother, brain twister, cabala, classified information, confidence, confidential communication, confoundment, confusion, conundrum, crossword puzzle, crux, dark horse, dilemma, discomposure, disconcert, disconcertedness, disconcertion, disconcertment, disturbance, embarrassment, enigmatic question, esoterica, fix, floorer, frontier, frontiers of knowledge, guarded secret, hermetics, jam, jigsaw puzzle, knot, knotty point, matter of ignorance, mind-boggler, mystery, mystery of mysteries, mystification, n, node, nodus, nonplus, nut to crack, oxymoron, paradox, perplexed question, perplexity, personal matter, perturbation, pickle, plight, pons asinorum, poser, pother, predicament, private matter, privileged communication, privity, problem, profound secret, puzzle, puzzlement, puzzler, quandary, question, question mark, restricted information, riddle, scrape, sealed book, secret, sixty-four dollar question, stew, sticker, stumper, teaser, terra incognita, the incalculable, the occult, the strange, the unfamiliar, the unknowable, the unknown, tough proposition, unassuredness, unexplored ground, unexplored territory, unknown quantity, upset, vexed question, why, x, z

Alternative forms

 * ænigma

Etymology
From aenigma:, from  αἴνιγμα:.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Esperanto:
 * Greek:


 * Icelandic: ráðgáta
 * Scottish Gaelic:, dubh-cheist
 * Swedish: enigma


 * Armenian:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Greek: ,


 * Icelandic: ráðgáta
 * Scottish Gaelic:, dubh-cheist
 * Swedish: enigma


 * Arabic:
 * Chinese: 神秘的事物 (shén mì de shì wù), 谜
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Interlingua: enigma
 * Italian: ,


 * Japanese: 謎 (なぞ, nazo)
 * Latin:
 * Polish: zagadka
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: загадка, головоломка
 * Slovak:
 * Spanish:

Related terms

 * a riddle wrapped up in an enigma
 * Enigma machine
 * enigmatic

Anagrams

 * gamine, in-game

Etymology
enigma:, aenigma:

Noun

 * 1) enigma

Etymology
aenigma:

Noun

 * 1) enigma

Etymology
From aenigma:, from  αἴνιγμα:.

Noun

 * 1) enigma, riddle

Synonyms

 * giallo
 * mistero

Related terms

 * enigmatico
 * enigmista
 * enigmistica
 * enigmistico

Anagrams

 * gemina, igname

Noun

 * 1) enigma