Meaning of ENIGMA
| Pronunciation: | | u'nigmu
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- [n] something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"
- [n] a difficult problem
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| | Synonyms: | | brain-teaser, closed book, conundrum, mystery, riddle, secret |
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| | See Also: | | perplexity, problem | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Enigma
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \E*nig"ma\, n.; pl. {Enigmas}. [L. aenigma, Gr. ?, fr. ?
to speak darkly, fr. ? tale, fable.]
1. A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a
statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered
or guessed.
A custom was among the ancients of proposing an
enigma at festivals. --Pope.
2. An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be
satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an
enigma.
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| | Definition: | | The electro-mechanical cipher engine used by the Germans in World War II. Many of their messages were deciphered at Bletchley Park, by Alan Turing and others. |
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| | Related Terms: | | arcanum, baffle, bafflement, baffling problem, bewilderment, bother, brain twister, cabala, Chinese puzzle, 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, Gordian knot, 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 |
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