mysterious

• Qualifie quelque chose qui est difficile ou impossible à comprendre, à expliquer ou à identifier, souvent en éveillant la curiosité ou l'étrangeté.

Describes something that is difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify.

1. Difficult to understand or explainB1formal

   Something that is not easily understood or explained; puzzling or enigmatic.

   Difficile à comprendre ou expliquer

   • The ancient ruins have a mysterious origin that scholars are still debating.
   • She gave him a mysterious smile that he couldn't interpret.
   • The disappearance of the plane remains one of the most mysterious events in aviation history.

   Synonymesarcanebafflingcrypticenigmaticincomprehensibleinexplicableobscureperplexingpuzzlingunfathomable

   Antonymesapparentclearcomprehensibleevidentexplicableintelligibleknownobviousplainunderstandable

2. Having a hidden or secret qualityB2formal

   Characterized by a quality that is not immediately obvious or apparent to the senses or intellect.

   mystérieux

   • The forest had a mysterious atmosphere that made the hikers feel uneasy.
   • His mysterious behavior raised suspicions among his colleagues.
   • There was a mysterious light flickering in the abandoned house.

   Synonymesarcanecovertcrypticenigmaticinexplicableinscrutableobscureoccultunfathomableveiled

   Antonymesapparentclearevidentobviousplaintransparent