Enigma Definition

ĭ-nĭgmə
enigmas, enigmata
noun
enigmas
One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable.
American Heritage
A perplexing, usually ambiguous, statement; riddle.
Webster's New World
A perplexing, baffling, or seemingly inexplicable matter, person, etc.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A German device used during World War II to encode strategic messages.

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Other Word Forms of Enigma

Noun

Singular:
enigma
Plural:
enigmas, enigmata

Origin of Enigma

  • Latin aenigma from Greek ainigma from ainissesthai ainig- to speak in riddles from ainos fable

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin aenigma (“riddle”), from Ancient Greek αἴνιγμα (ainigma, “dark saying, riddle”).

    From Wiktionary

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