{
  "Enid":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "city north-northwest of Oklahoma City in northern Oklahoma population 49,379":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u0113-n\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194119",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "enigma":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an inscrutable or mysterious person":[],
      ": an obscure speech or writing":[],
      ": something hard to understand or explain":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Despite the enigma of the singularity, the big bang theory is unquestionably one of the most successful ideas in the history of science. \u2014 Tom Yulsman , Astronomy , September 1999",
      "Many scholars call it the ultimate enigma of the Nazi era, indeed perhaps of modern history: How did the Holocaust happen",
      "Indeed, the bond that in every individual connects the physiological life and the psychic life\u2014or better the relation existing between the contingence of an individual and the free spirit that assumes it\u2014is the deepest enigma implied in the condition of being human, and this enigma is presented in its most disturbing form in woman. \u2014 Simone de Beauvoir , translated and edited by H. M. Parshley, The Second Sex , 1953",
      "To his friends, he was always something of an enigma .",
      "one of the great enigmas of our time",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Latino paradox concept was hardly an enigma for Boyle Heights resident Carlos Montes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "As China rose, as America fought and lost its forever wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as technology networked the world, a Russian enigma took form in the Kremlin. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "John Ibrahim is \u2013 amongst so many things \u2013 an enigma wrapped in a mystery. \u2014 Patrick Frater, Variety , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Right now, Allan is the biggest enigma of the Christie family. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Her luminous beauty in part explains her effect, but so too does the enduring enigma of Garbo, who died in 1990 at age 84. \u2014 Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 Feb. 2022",
      "Despite the enigma of the man\u2019s midsection, the date is a success. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Dec. 2021",
      "Since she was cast in her breakout role as Maddy Perez on Euphoria in 2019, Alexa Demie has been a true enigma on the Hollywood scene. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Serving as one of the most challenging tracks on the circuit, Daytona has essentially been an enigma since NASCAR began fielding races there unless your last name is Earnhardt. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 19 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1539, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin aenigma , from Greek ainigmat-, ainigma , from ainissesthai to speak in riddles, from ainos fable":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "e-",
      "i-\u02c8nig-m\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for enigma mystery , problem , enigma , riddle , puzzle mean something which baffles or perplexes. mystery applies to what cannot be fully understood by reason or less strictly to whatever resists or defies explanation. the mystery of the stone monoliths problem applies to a question or difficulty calling for a solution or causing concern. problems created by high technology enigma applies to utterance or behavior that is very difficult to interpret. his suicide remains an enigma riddle suggests an enigma or problem involving paradox or apparent contradiction. the riddle of the reclusive pop star puzzle applies to an enigma or problem that challenges ingenuity for its solution. the thief's motives were a puzzle for the police",
    "synonyms":[
      "closed book",
      "conundrum",
      "head-scratcher",
      "mystery",
      "mystification",
      "puzzle",
      "puzzlement",
      "riddle",
      "secret",
      "why"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215220",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "enigmatic":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or resembling an enigma : mysterious":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Space seethes with an enormous enigmatic energy, and, each second, trillions of cubic light-years more of it materializes from nothingness. \u2014 Bob Berman , Astronomy , November 2007",
      "You'll recognize them by their enigmatic smile and faraway look as they jog, skate, commute, or wander the aisles of the supermarket. \u2014 Consumer Reports , December 2005",
      "Despite all that has been written\u2014and surmised\u2014about him, Bill Gates remains the enigmatic ringmaster of the digital circus. \u2014 J. D. Reed , People , 15 Mar. 1999",
      "the discovery of the abandoned ship in mid ocean remains one of the most enigmatic episodes in seafaring history",
      "the Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Restrained in his deployment of the recordings, McIntosh conjures an enigmatic , shadowy, quietly colorful world, sometimes bone-dry, sometimes softly shimmering. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "What initially seems like a simple tale of Harper trying to overcome trauma while being besieged by strange forces turns into something even more enigmatic . \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 May 2022",
      "Yet the enigmatic Holmes flees from Tanner, shutting her out with Airpods and almost running away with her dog. \u2014 Ashley Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "While Cruise\u2019s name wasn\u2019t as ubiquitous as the show\u2019s central figure, Laura Palmer, her voice and enigmatic character on the show lent an eerie musical throughline to the beloved series. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "The innovative and enigmatic Prince has been regarded as one of the greatest musicians of all time. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 7 June 2022",
      "Pavement\u2019s third studio album, Wowee Zowee, came out the same year, with an enigmatic yet memorable Keene cover (based on a photo of two Arab women in burkas and a goat from a 1972 Life publication called The Arab World). \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 17 May 2022",
      "The 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, only 30 miles distant, inspired a series of troubling and enigmatic works. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "Payet portrays the alluring and enigmatic Isabella, the daughter of foreign diplomats, who is spending a year as an exchange student with the Landry family. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1609, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see enigma":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cce-(\u02cc)nig-\u02c8ma-tik",
      "also \u02cc\u0113-(\u02cc)nig-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for enigmatic obscure , dark , vague , enigmatic , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading. moral precepts with equivocal phrasing",
    "synonyms":[
      "arcane",
      "cryptic",
      "deep",
      "impenetrable",
      "inscrutable",
      "mysterious",
      "mystic",
      "occult",
      "uncanny"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173709",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "enigmatical":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or resembling an enigma : mysterious":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Space seethes with an enormous enigmatic energy, and, each second, trillions of cubic light-years more of it materializes from nothingness. \u2014 Bob Berman , Astronomy , November 2007",
      "You'll recognize them by their enigmatic smile and faraway look as they jog, skate, commute, or wander the aisles of the supermarket. \u2014 Consumer Reports , December 2005",
      "Despite all that has been written\u2014and surmised\u2014about him, Bill Gates remains the enigmatic ringmaster of the digital circus. \u2014 J. D. Reed , People , 15 Mar. 1999",
      "the discovery of the abandoned ship in mid ocean remains one of the most enigmatic episodes in seafaring history",
      "the Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Restrained in his deployment of the recordings, McIntosh conjures an enigmatic , shadowy, quietly colorful world, sometimes bone-dry, sometimes softly shimmering. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
      "What initially seems like a simple tale of Harper trying to overcome trauma while being besieged by strange forces turns into something even more enigmatic . \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 14 May 2022",
      "Yet the enigmatic Holmes flees from Tanner, shutting her out with Airpods and almost running away with her dog. \u2014 Ashley Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "While Cruise\u2019s name wasn\u2019t as ubiquitous as the show\u2019s central figure, Laura Palmer, her voice and enigmatic character on the show lent an eerie musical throughline to the beloved series. \u2014 William Earl, Variety , 10 June 2022",
      "The innovative and enigmatic Prince has been regarded as one of the greatest musicians of all time. \u2014 Okla Jones, Essence , 7 June 2022",
      "Pavement\u2019s third studio album, Wowee Zowee, came out the same year, with an enigmatic yet memorable Keene cover (based on a photo of two Arab women in burkas and a goat from a 1972 Life publication called The Arab World). \u2014 Joe Lynch, Billboard , 17 May 2022",
      "The 1986 nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, only 30 miles distant, inspired a series of troubling and enigmatic works. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "Payet portrays the alluring and enigmatic Isabella, the daughter of foreign diplomats, who is spending a year as an exchange student with the Landry family. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1609, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see enigma":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cce-(\u02cc)nig-\u02c8ma-tik",
      "also \u02cc\u0113-(\u02cc)nig-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for enigmatic obscure , dark , vague , enigmatic , cryptic , ambiguous , equivocal mean not clearly understandable. obscure implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge. obscure poems dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion. muttered dark hints of revenge vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration. a vague sense of obligation enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality. enigmatic occult writings cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning. cryptic hints of hidden treasure ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation. an ambiguous directive equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading. moral precepts with equivocal phrasing",
    "synonyms":[
      "arcane",
      "cryptic",
      "deep",
      "impenetrable",
      "inscrutable",
      "mysterious",
      "mystic",
      "occult",
      "uncanny"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211017",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  }
}