mysterious

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

adjective

1. of an obscure nature (Freq. 14)
- the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms
- a deep dark secret
- the inscrutable 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
• Syn:
cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mystifying
• Similar to:
inexplicable, incomprehensible
• Derivationally related forms:
mystery, inscrutability (for: inscrutable)
2. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence;
beyond ordinary understanding (Freq. 4)
- mysterious symbols
- the mystical style of Blake
- occult lore
- the secret learning of the ancients
• Syn:
mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic
• Similar to:
esoteric
• Derivationally related forms:
occult (for: occult), mystic (for: mystical), mystic (for: mystic), mystery

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic, cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mystifying