Mysterious
Difficult to understand or explain; arousing curiosity or suspicion because of secrecy or ambiguity.
adjectiveMysterious
Difficult to understand or explain; arousing curiosity or suspicion because of secrecy or ambiguity.
adjectiveImagine This
Imagine a fog-shrouded mansion where every door hides a secret, and whispers drift from the walls explaining nothing, leaving you endlessly curious.
Sounds Like
MISS-tuh-ree-uhs (roughly)
Looks Like
Resembles the noun mystery; shares the root myst- (secret) and ends with the common adjective suffix -ous.
Remember This
The root mystery and the form mysterious are closely linked; the word is frequently used in mystery fiction and discussions of enigmatic phenomena.
Other Forms
Connect With
enigmatic, cryptic, arcane, inscrutable, unfathomable
Note
Different from mystical (spiritual) and mystery (the thing that is unknown). Mysterious describes something puzzling or secretive rather than merely unseen.