A2adjective · common

mysterious

mysterious · more mysterious · most mysterious

таємничий

таинственный, загадочный, неизвестный, непонятный

mysteriös, rätselhaft

Of unknown originOf unknown origin.

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UK/mɪˈstɪə̯.ɹi.əs/US/mɪˈstɪɹi.əs/

» This place has a mysterious atmosphere.

An diesem Ort herrscht eine geheimnisvolle Stimmung.

У этого места таинственная атмосфера.

В этом месте царит таинственная атмосфера.

В цьому місці панує таємнича атмосфера.

Це місце має таємничу атмосферу.

Meaning

4 senses

Of unknown origin.
He received a mysterious phone call this morning.
mysteriös
таи́нственныйtaínstvennyj, зага́дочныйzagádočnyj
таємни́чийtajemnýčyj
Having unknown qualities.
Our boss is a mysterious man who hardly ever meets with us.
rätselhaft
неизве́стныйneizvéstnyj
Difficult to understand.
Why he left without saying goodbye is quite mysterious.
непостижи́мыйnepostižímyj, непоня́тныйneponjátnyj
Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
Stop being mysterious and just tell me what you want.
зага́дочныйzagádočnyj, таи́нственныйtaínstvennyj

More definitions

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
of an obscure nature

Examples

192 sentences

This place has a mysterious atmosphere.
В цьому місці панує таємнича атмосфера. — zinova
ruУ этого места таинственная атмосфера. — paul_lingvo
deAn diesem Ort herrscht eine geheimnisvolle Stimmung. — MUIRIEL
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Tom likes to be mysterious.
Тому подобається бути таємничим. — deniko
deTom gibt sich gerne geheimnisvoll. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom's death was mysterious.
Смерть Тома була загадковою. — oromashka
ruСмерть Тома была загадочной. — odexed
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There is something mysterious about the accident.
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He was suddenly attacked by a mysterious disease.
deEr wurde plötzlich von einer rätselhaften Krankheit befallen. — Manfredo
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

of unknown origin:

Русский

By meaning 3

of unknown origin:

having unknown qualities:

difficult to understand:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

of unknown origin:

having unknown qualities:

Origin

From Middle English *misterius (implied in misteriusly), probably partly from Middle Frenc

From Middle English *misterius (implied in misteriusly), probably partly from Middle French mystérieux and partly from Latin mystērium + -ous. By surface analysis, mystery + -ous.

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Forms

more mysterious, most mysterious

Comparative	more mysterious Lesson
Superlative	most mysterious Lesson

regular

Synonyms

92 synonyms

uncertainA2 ChineseA2 denseB2 inexplicableC1 inscrutableC2 obscureC1 thickA1 secretB1 surreptitiousC2 undergroundB2 arcaneC2 untraceable esoteric undefined

Close in meaning

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding:mystic mystical occult secret orphic
of an obscure nature:cryptic cryptical deep inscrutable mystifying

Antonyms

4 antonyms

knownB2 unambiguous unmysterious well-defined

Word family

Derivedmysteriously mysteriousness unmysterious

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form

Collocations

3 patterns

something mysterious about
there's something mysterious
something mysterious