Advanced ๐Ÿ“š Vocabulary ยท #113 of 1319

enigmatic (adj.)

mysterious and hard to understand

Examples

  • An enigmatic smile.

Key rules

  • Enigmatic means mysterious and hard to understand
  • An enigmatic smile, an enigmatic person
  • Enigma is the noun

Common mistakes

  • An enigmatic of smile โ†’ An enigmatic smile
  • She is enigma โ†’ She is enigmatic

Use cases

  • Describing people
  • Describing art
  • Writing about characters
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: Enigmatic describes deliberate mystery; puzzling describes confusion.

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