'Enigma' definitions:
Definition of 'enigma'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
Definition of 'enigma'
From: 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
Synonyms of 'enigma'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arcanum,
- baffle,
- bafflement,
- baffling problem,
- bewilderment,
- bother,
- brain twister,
- cabala,
- Chinese puzzle,
- classified information,
- confidence,
- confidential communication,
- confoundment,
- confusion,
- conundrum,
- crossword puzzle,
- crux,
- dark horse,
- dilemma,
- discomposure,
- disconcert,
- disconcertedness,
- disconcertion,
- disconcertment,
- disturbance,
- embarrassment,
- enigmatic question,
- esoterica,
- fix,
- floorer,
- frontier,
- frontiers of knowledge,
- Gordian knot,
- guarded secret,
- hermetics,
- jam,
- jigsaw puzzle,
- knot,
- knotty point,
- matter of ignorance,
- mind-boggler,
- mystery,
- mystery of mysteries,
- mystification,
- n,
- node,
- nodus,
- nonplus,
- nut to crack,
- oxymoron,
- paradox,
- perplexed question,
- perplexity,
- personal matter,
- perturbation,
- pickle,
- plight,
- pons asinorum,
- poser,
- pother,
- predicament,
- private matter,
- privileged communication,
- privity,
- problem,
- profound secret,
- puzzle,
- puzzlement,
- puzzler,
- quandary,
- question,
- question mark,
- restricted information,
- riddle,
- scrape,
- sealed book,
- secret,
- sixty-four dollar question,
- stew,
- sticker,
- stumper,
- teaser,
- terra incognita,
- the incalculable,
- the occult,
- the strange,
- the unfamiliar,
- the unknowable,
- the unknown,
- tough proposition,
- unassuredness,
- unexplored ground,
- unexplored territory,
- unknown quantity,
- upset,
- vexed question,
- why,
- x,
- z
Enigma, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Enigma, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
Population (2000) :
869
Housing Units (2000) :
348
Land area (2000) :
3.251680 sq. miles (8.421811 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.032409 sq. miles (0.083940 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
3.284089 sq. miles (8.505751 sq. km)
FIPS code :
27596
Located within :
Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location :
31.411466 N, 83.331056 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
31749
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.