mystique
An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thingAn aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing.
» Yes, that's precisely the great mystique of the thing.
Ja, das ist ja gerade das Mysteriöse an der Sache.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing.
an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing
Examples
4 sentencesYes, that's precisely the great mystique of the thing.
deJa, das ist ja gerade das Mysteriöse an der Sache.
Westerners opine that there are magic and mystique in sinograms.
The show has lost a lot of its mystique over seven seasons.
The location of the remaining Wollemi Pines is shrouded in mystique.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from French mystique (“a mystic”), from Latin mysticus. See also the doublet mystBorrowed from French mystique (“a mystic”), from Latin mysticus. See also the doublet mystic.
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Forms
plural: mystiques| Singular | mystique |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable