Mystique Definition

mĭ-stēk
noun
An aura of heightened value, interest, or meaning surrounding something, arising from attitudes and beliefs that impute special power or mystery to it.
The cowboy mystique; the mystique of existentialism.
American Heritage
An air of glamour, charm, or mystery.
Webster's New World

An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing.

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Origin of Mystique

  • From French mystique (“a mystic"), from Latin mysticus. See also mystic.

    From Wiktionary

  • French mystical, mystique from Latin mysticus mystic

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

Mystique Sentence Examples

  • Media hype has invested IT with a very alluring mystique.

  • Pruning There is a great deal of intimidating mystique about how to prune clematis correctly.

  • They are the masters of mystique and, once again, have produced a haunting yet essential album.

  • Mystery Jets have a little mystique surrounding them, which is great.

  • This figure, also known as the vesica piscis, is common in ecclesiastical seals and as a glory or aureole in paintings of sculpture, surrounding figures of the Trinity, saints, &c. The figure is, however, sometimes referred to the almond, as typifying virginity; the French name for the symbol is Amande mystique.

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