mysterious

mys-te-ri-ous · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.

  2. 2.

    Deliberately enigmatic or secretive.

Related words

Antonyms: clear, obvious, transparent
See also: enigmatic, mystery, secret
Synonyms: cryptic, enigmatic, puzzling, secretive

Etymology

From Late Latin mysteriosus, from Latin mysterium ("mystery"), from Greek mysterion.