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enigma
Overview of noun enigma
The noun enigma has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) mystery, enigma, secret, closed book -- (something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets")
2. riddle, conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser -- (a difficult problem)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun enigma
2 senses of enigma
Sense 1
mystery, enigma, secret, closed book
=> perplexity
=> confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray
=> cognitive state, state of mind
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
riddle, conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser
=> problem
=> question, head
=> subject, topic, theme
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun enigma
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun enigma
2 senses of enigma
Sense 1
mystery, enigma, secret, closed book
=> perplexity
Sense 2
riddle, conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser
=> problem
Antonyms of noun enigma
Member Holonyms of noun enigma
Substance Holonyms of noun enigma
Part Holonyms of noun enigma
Member Meronyms of noun enigma
Substance Meronyms of noun enigma
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Attributes of noun enigma
Derived Forms of noun enigma
1 of 2 senses of enigma
Sense 1
mystery, enigma, secret, closed book
RELATED TO>(adj) enigmatic#1
=> enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzling
RELATED TO>(adj) enigmatic#2
=> enigmatic, oracular
RELATED TO>(adj) enigmatical#1
=> enigmatic, enigmatical, puzzling
Domain of noun enigma
Domain Terms of noun enigma
Familiarity of noun enigma
enigma used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun enigma
2 senses of enigma
Sense 1
mystery, enigma, secret, closed book
> perplexity
=> mystery, enigma, secret, closed book
=> tangle, snarl, maze
=> dilemma, quandary
Sense 2
riddle, conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser
> problem
=> puzzle, puzzler, mystifier, teaser
=> case
=> homework problem
=> riddle, conundrum, enigma, brain-teaser
=> poser, stumper, toughie, sticker
=> Gordian knot
=> crossword puzzle, crossword
=> koan
=> word square, acrostic
=> pons asinorum
=> rebus
Meronyms of noun enigma
2 senses of enigma
Holonyms of noun enigma
Grep of noun enigma
enigma
enigma canon
enigmatic canon
enigmatical canon
Grep of adj enigma
enigmatic
enigmatical
Grep of adv enigma
enigmatically
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