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HOME | Definition of enigma (ENIGMA, Enigma)

    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

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48


    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, secret, closed
    book    ]
    2: a difficult problem [syn: riddle, conundrum, brain-teaser]

    WordNet (r) 2.0


    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

    Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0


    Enigma

    The electro-mechanical cipher
    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)

    The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)


    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

    U.S. Gazetteer (1990)


    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

    U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

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