| slovo | definícia |
enigma
(encz) | enigma,záhada n: |
enigma
(gcide) | enigma \e*nig"ma\ ([-e]*n[i^]g"m[.a]), n.; pl. enigmas
([-e]*n[i^]g"m[.a]z). [L. aenigma, Gr. a'i`nigma, fr.
a'ini`ssesqai to speak darkly, fr. a'i^nos tale, fable.]
1. A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a
statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered
or guessed.
[1913 Webster]
A custom was among the ancients of proposing an
enigma at festivals. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
2. An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be
satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an
enigma. Enigmatic |
enigma
(wn) | enigma
n 1: something that baffles understanding and cannot be
explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one
of nature's secrets" [syn: mystery, enigma, secret,
closed book]
2: a difficult problem [syn: riddle, conundrum, enigma,
brain-teaser] |
enigma
(foldoc) | Enigma
The electro-mechanical cipher
engine used by the Germans in World War II to encrypt and
decrypt field orders. Many of their messages were deciphered
at Bletchley Park, by Alan Turing and others.
See also: Tunny Emulator.
(2012-03-25)
|
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
enigmatic
(mass) | enigmatic
- tajomný |
enigma canon
(encz) | enigma canon, n: |
enigmatic
(encz) | enigmatic,záhadný adj: |
enigmatic canon
(encz) | enigmatic canon, n: |
enigmatical
(encz) | enigmatical, adj: |
enigmatical canon
(encz) | enigmatical canon, n: |
enigmatically
(encz) | enigmatically,záhadně adv: |
enigmas
(gcide) | enigma \e*nig"ma\ ([-e]*n[i^]g"m[.a]), n.; pl. enigmas
([-e]*n[i^]g"m[.a]z). [L. aenigma, Gr. a'i`nigma, fr.
a'ini`ssesqai to speak darkly, fr. a'i^nos tale, fable.]
1. A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a
statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered
or guessed.
[1913 Webster]
A custom was among the ancients of proposing an
enigma at festivals. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
2. An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be
satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an
enigma. Enigmatic |
Enigmatic
(gcide) | Enigmatic \E`nig*mat"ic\ (?; 277), Enigmatical
\E`nig*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]nigmatique.]
Relating to or resembling an enigma; not easily explained or
accounted for; darkly expressed; not clear to the
understanding; obscure; puzzling; as, an enigmatical answer;
I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatical comment until
much later; prophetic texts so enigmatical that their meaning
has been disputed for centuries.
Syn: dark, obscure, puzzling.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] |
Enigmatical
(gcide) | Enigmatic \E`nig*mat"ic\ (?; 277), Enigmatical
\E`nig*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]nigmatique.]
Relating to or resembling an enigma; not easily explained or
accounted for; darkly expressed; not clear to the
understanding; obscure; puzzling; as, an enigmatical answer;
I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatical comment until
much later; prophetic texts so enigmatical that their meaning
has been disputed for centuries.
Syn: dark, obscure, puzzling.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] |
Enigmatically
(gcide) | Enigmatically \E`nig*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.
Darkly; obscurely.
[1913 Webster] |
Enigmatist
(gcide) | Enigmatist \E*nig"ma*tist\, n. [Gr. ?.]
One who makes, or talks in, enigmas. --Addison.
[1913 Webster] |
Enigmatize
(gcide) | Enigmatize \E*nig"ma*tize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Enigmatized;
p. pr. & vb. n. Enigmatizing.]
To make, or talk in, enigmas; to deal in riddles.
Enigmatography |
Enigmatized
(gcide) | Enigmatize \E*nig"ma*tize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Enigmatized;
p. pr. & vb. n. Enigmatizing.]
To make, or talk in, enigmas; to deal in riddles.
Enigmatography |
Enigmatizing
(gcide) | Enigmatize \E*nig"ma*tize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Enigmatized;
p. pr. & vb. n. Enigmatizing.]
To make, or talk in, enigmas; to deal in riddles.
Enigmatography |
Enigmatography
(gcide) | Enigmatography \E*nig`ma*tog"ra*phy\, Enigmatology
\E*nig`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, an enigma + -graphy, -logy.]
The art of making or of solving enigmas.
[1913 Webster] |
Enigmatology
(gcide) | Enigmatography \E*nig`ma*tog"ra*phy\, Enigmatology
\E*nig`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, an enigma + -graphy, -logy.]
The art of making or of solving enigmas.
[1913 Webster] |
enigma canon
(wn) | enigma canon
n 1: a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were
indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the
15th and 16th centuries) [syn: enigma canon, {enigmatic
canon}, enigmatical canon, riddle canon] |
enigmatic
(wn) | enigmatic
adj 1: not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the
meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later";
"prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been
disputed for centuries" [syn: enigmatic, enigmatical,
puzzling]
2: resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular
sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might
have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile" [syn: enigmatic,
oracular] |
enigmatic canon
(wn) | enigmatic canon
n 1: a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were
indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the
15th and 16th centuries) [syn: enigma canon, {enigmatic
canon}, enigmatical canon, riddle canon] |
enigmatical
(wn) | enigmatical
adj 1: not clear to the understanding; "I didn't grasp the
meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later";
"prophetic texts so enigmatic that their meaning has been
disputed for centuries" [syn: enigmatic, enigmatical,
puzzling] |
enigmatical canon
(wn) | enigmatical canon
n 1: a canon in which the entrances of successive parts were
indicated by cryptic symbols and devices (popular in the
15th and 16th centuries) [syn: enigma canon, {enigmatic
canon}, enigmatical canon, riddle canon] |
enigmatically
(wn) | enigmatically
adv 1: in a cryptic manner; "we will meet again," he said
cryptically [syn: cryptically, enigmatically,
mysteriously] |
|