Enigma
15 definitions retrieved  enigma \e*nig"ma\ ([-e]*n[i^]g"m[.a]), n.; pl. enigmas ([-e]*n[i^]g"m[.a]z). [L. aenigma, Gr. a'i`nigma, fr. a'ini`ssesqai to speak darkly, fr. a'i^nos tale, fable.] 1. A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed. [1913 Webster] A custom was among the ancients of proposing an enigma at festivals. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma. Enigmatic  enigma n 1: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets" [syn: mystery, enigma, secret, closed book] 2: a difficult problem [syn: riddle, conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser]  Enigma engine used by the Germans in World War II. Many of their messages were deciphered at Bletchley Park, by Alan Turing and others. (2000-09-30)  Enigma, GA (town, FIPS 27596) Location: 31.40905 N, 83.33016 W Population (1990): 611 (266 housing units) Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31749  enigma [inigmə] Rätsel  enigma [inigmə] énigme; puzzle  enigma rejtvény talány  enigma [inigmə] ænigma; griphus  enigma [inigmə] adivinhação, enigma  enigma [inigmə] gåta  enigma Rätsel  enigma enigma; puzzle; riddle  enigma (kniffliges) Rätsel n  Enigma, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia Population (2000): 869 Housing Units (2000): 348 Land area (2000): 3.251680 sq. miles (8.421811 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.032409 sq. miles (0.083940 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.284089 sq. miles (8.505751 sq. km) FIPS code: 27596 Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13 Location: 31.411466 N, 83.331056 W ZIP Codes (1990): 31749 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Enigma, GA Enigma  99 Moby Thesaurus words for "enigma": Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, arcanum, baffle, bafflement, baffling problem, bewilderment, bother, brain twister, cabala, classified information, confidence, confidential communication, confoundment, confusion, conundrum, crossword puzzle, crux, dark horse, dilemma, discomposure, disconcert, disconcertedness, disconcertion, disconcertment, disturbance, embarrassment, enigmatic question, esoterica, fix, floorer, frontier, frontiers of knowledge, guarded secret, hermetics, jam, jigsaw puzzle, knot, knotty point, matter of ignorance, mind-boggler, mystery, mystery of mysteries, mystification, n, node, nodus, nonplus, nut to crack, oxymoron, paradox, perplexed question, perplexity, personal matter, perturbation, pickle, plight, pons asinorum, poser, pother, predicament, private matter, privileged communication, privity, problem, profound secret, puzzle, puzzlement, puzzler, quandary, question, question mark, restricted information, riddle, scrape, sealed book, secret, sixty-four dollar question, stew, sticker, stumper, teaser, terra incognita, the incalculable, the occult, the strange, the unfamiliar, the unknowable, the unknown, tough proposition, unassuredness, unexplored ground, unexplored territory, unknown quantity, upset, vexed question, why, x, z Enigma related |
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