Mysterious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of mysterious is of, relating to, or constituting mystery. How to use mysterious in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut mysterious adjective SaveWord mys·​te·​ri·​ous |\mi-ˈstir-ē-əs \ Definitionofmysterious 1a :of,relatingto,orconstitutingmystery themysteriouswaysofGod b :excitingwonder,curiosity,orsurprisewhilebafflingeffortstocomprehendoridentify:mystifying heardamysteriousnoiseamysteriousstrangeramysteriousplanecrashamysteriousillness 2 :stirredbyorattractedtotheinexplicable …tohelpamysteriouswizard…wardofftheendoftheworldwithbloodsacrifices.—RobertHouston OtherWordsfrommysterious Synonyms MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutmysterious OtherWordsfrommysterious mysteriousness noun Synonymsformysterious Synonyms arcane, cryptic, deep, enigmatic (alsoenigmatical), impenetrable, inscrutable, mystic, occult, uncanny VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofmysteriousinaSentence themysteriouswaysofnature Weheardamysteriousnoiseoutsideourtent. Hediedundermysteriouscircumstances. Amysteriousillnesshasbeenspreadingthroughthecity. There'ssomethingmysteriousaboutthatoldwoman. Herbehaviorwasverymysterious. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb ItssecondlevelfoundourheroMasterChiefstrandedonamysteriousringworldfullofintrigue,strangealienarchitectureandundergroundpassagewaysthathintedofcivilizationslongpast. — WashingtonPost,19Nov.2021 AnnesElwystarsasthemysteriouswaitresshiredatthelastminutetohelpoutatthesoiree,andherpeculiarpresenceunnervessomeoftheparticipantsandhasothersactinginstrangeways. — BrianTruitt,USATODAY,19Nov.2021 AnnesElwystarsasCadi,amysteriousyoungwomanhiredbyachillylocalsocialitenamedGlenda(NiaRoberts)toserveatadinnerparty. — NoelMurray,LosAngelesTimes,18Nov.2021 ViewersfindoutthatSpengleratsomepointmovedtothetownofSummerville,Oklahoma;wasestrangedfromhisdaughterandhisfellowGhostbusters;andcarriedoutweirdexperimentsatadecrepitfarmhouseuntilhismysteriousend. — DavidSims,TheAtlantic,18Nov.2021 The90-minutemoviechroniclesthejourneyofMarcelandConnie,whowereoncepartofasprawlingcommunityofshells,yetnowlivealoneasthesolesurvivorsofamysterioustragedy. — AngeliqueJackson,Variety,18Nov.2021 AndtheshowwithholdstheinformationthatthemysteriouspianoplayerofParadiseSquare(JacobFishel)isreallyStephenFosteronlytothendropthatrevelationwhilepeoplearestillreturningfromintermission,confusingmosteveryone. — ChrisJones,chicagotribune.com,18Nov.2021 Thatspring,mysterioussellersonAmazonstartedissuingcopyrightinfringementcomplaintsagainstLam,whichpromptedAmazontosuspendheraccount. — WillEvans,Wired,18Nov.2021 Themysteriouswomaninthesunglasses,reallight,smokingacigarette,wascausingquiteastir. — RobinCloud,Harper'sBAZAAR,10Nov.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'mysterious.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofmysterious 1578,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1a HistoryandEtymologyformysterious mysteryentry1+-ous,probablyafterMiddleFrenchmysterieux LearnMoreAboutmysterious Sharemysterious PosttheDefinitionofmysterioustoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofmysteriousonTwitter TimeTravelerformysterious Thefirstknownuseofmysteriouswas in1578 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearmysterious mysteriosophy mysterious mysteriously SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtomysterious bemysterious Statisticsformysterious LastUpdated 22Nov2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Mysterious.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mysterious.Accessed3Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsformysterious mysterious adjective EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofmysterious :strange,unknown,ordifficulttounderstand SeethefulldefinitionformysteriousintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary mysterious adjective mys·​te·​ri·​ous |\mi-ˈstir-ē-əs \ KidsDefinitionofmysterious :strange,unknown,orhardtounderstandorexplain amysteriousnoiseamysteriousstranger OtherWordsfrommysterious mysteriously adverb Shemysteriouslydisappeared. MorefromMerriam-Websteronmysterious Nglish:TranslationofmysteriousforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofmysteriousforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY galvanize SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary FarmIdiomsQuiz Whatdoes'poke'refertointheexpression'piginapoke'? stable mudpit stateofdifficulty bag Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! 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