It’s no mystery then, that the adjective enigmatic describes what is hard to solve or figure out. An enigmatic person, for example, may be someone with a bit of je ne sais quoi.

ENIGMATIC meaning: 1. mysterious and impossible to understand completely: 2. mysterious and impossible to understand…. Learn more.

Someone or something that is enigmatic is mysterious and difficult to understand. He studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face.

ENIGMATIC definition: resembling an enigma, or a puzzling occurrence, situation, statement, person, etc.; perplexing; mysterious. See examples of enigmatic used in a sentence.

Definition of enigmatic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Of or resembling an enigma; puzzling: a professor's enigmatic grading system. See Synonyms at mysterious. [Greek ainigmatikos, from ainigma, ainigmat-, riddle; see enigma.]

Dec 14, 2025 · enigmatic (comparative more enigmatic, superlative most enigmatic) Pertaining to an enigma. Mysterious. quotations

Something that's enigmatic is tough to figure out. It's puzzling and even mysterious, like those weird secret college societies, Mona Lisa's smile, or the New York Times crossword. It's no …

enigmatic, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Britannica Dictionary definition of ENIGMATIC [more enigmatic; most enigmatic] : full of mystery and difficult to understand an enigmatic answer/smile