'mystique' definitions:
Definition of 'mystique'
From: WordNet
noun
An aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing
Definition of 'mystique'
From: GCIDE
- mystique \mystique\ n.
- 1. An aura of reverence or mystery stemming from feelings of high value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing; as, the Kennedy mystique. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. The aura of mystery surrounding the esoteric knowledge and skills required in certain occupations, or the power of those possessing those skills; as, the mystique of the astrophysicists. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'mystique'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- assumption,
- attitude,
- aura,
- blaze of glory,
- brilliance,
- brilliancy,
- charisma,
- climate of opinion,
- common belief,
- community sentiment,
- conceit,
- concept,
- conception,
- conclusion,
- consensus gentium,
- consideration,
- cult,
- cultism,
- envelope,
- estimate,
- estimation,
- ethos,
- eye,
- feeling,
- general belief,
- glamour,
- glory,
- halo,
- idea,
- illustriousness,
- impression,
- inscrutability,
- ism,
- judgment,
- lights,
- luster,
- magic,
- mind,
- mystery,
- nimbus,
- notion,
- numinousness,
- observation,
- opinion,
- personal judgment,
- point of view,
- popular belief,
- position,
- posture,
- presumption,
- preternaturalism,
- prevailing belief,
- public belief,
- public opinion,
- radiance,
- reaction,
- resplendence,
- resplendency,
- sentiment,
- sight,
- splendor,
- stance,
- strangeness,
- supernaturalism,
- theory,
- thinking,
- thought,
- view,
- way of thinking