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enigmatic

adj
/ˌɛnɪɡˈmætɪk/US

Etymology

From Latin aenigmaticus and French énigmatique, from Ancient Greek αἰνιγματικός (ainigmatikós); equivalent to enigma + -tic.

  1. derived from αἰνιγματικός
  2. borrowed from énigmatique
  3. borrowed from aenigmaticus

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to an enigma.

  2. Mysterious.

    • Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.

  3. Defying description.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Enigmatical.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at enigmatic. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at enigmatic. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at enigmatic

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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