Use the noun enigma to refer to something that is a puzzle or a mystery. Why do you have to learn difficult words like this? That is an enigma.
A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed.
Noun
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature''s secrets"
Noun
a difficult problem
n.
A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a
statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed.
n.
An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be
satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma.
Enigma
A custom was among the ancients of proposing an enigma at festivals.2.
A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed.
Usage Examples
He makes me laugh, Mick! He tended to turn up when we were having lunch and entertain us all. He bought an Enigma machine! I've never worked with a producer who was more famous than everyone put together.
It was one of those great miracles of history that they managed to smuggle an Enigma machines out to Britain just before they were invaded by the Nazis.
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Other Usage ExamplesBut now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.