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mysterious |
Overview of adj mysterious The adj mysterious has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (14) cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying -- (of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands") 2. (4) mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic -- (having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients") Antonyms of adj mysterious 2 senses of mysterious Sense 1 cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying INDIRECT (VIA inexplicable) -> explicable Sense 2 mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic INDIRECT (VIA esoteric) -> exoteric Similarity of adj mysterious 2 senses of mysterious Sense 1 cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying => inexplicable (vs. explicable), incomprehensible Sense 2 mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic => esoteric (vs. exoteric) Attributes of adj mysterious Familiarity of adj mysterious mysterious used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj mysterious mysterious Overview of adj mysterious The adj mysterious has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (14) cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying -- (of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands") 2. (4) mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic -- (having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients")
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