mysterious
Meaning
- Of unknown origin.
- Having unknown qualities.
- Difficult to understand.
- Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
Synonyms
feel strange
orphic
sphinx-like
very strange
profound mystery
sphinxine
Translations
mystérieux
misterioso
misterioso
geheimzinnig
misterioso
geheimnisvoll
arcanus
μυστηριώδης
misteriós
غامضFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mɪˈstɪəɹi.əs/
Etymology
From Middle English *misterius (implied in misteriusly), probably partly from Middle French mystérieux and partly from Latin mystērium + -ous. By surface analysis, mystery + -ous.
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