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mysterious

English

Etymology

From Middle French mystérieux.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -??ri?s
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /m??st???i.?s/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /m??st??i.?s/

Adjective

mysterious (comparative more mysterious, superlative most mysterious)

  1. Of unknown origin.
    Synonym: untraceable
  2. Having unknown qualities.
    Synonyms: esoteric, uncertain, undefined; see also Thesaurus:mysterious
    Hyponyms: anonymous, faceless, unexplored, unnamed, long-mysterious
  3. Difficult to understand.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:incomprehensible
  4. Deliberately evasive or enigmatic.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:covert

Derived terms

  • mysteriously
  • mysteriousness

Related terms

  • mystery

Translations

mysterious From the web:

  • what mysterious means
  • what mysterious mark is on the declaration of independence
  • what does mysterious mean
  • what's mysterious


tarnished

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?t??n??t/

Verb

tarnished

  1. simple past tense and past participle of tarnish

Adjective

tarnished (comparative more tarnished, superlative most tarnished)

  1. Discolored or blemished.
  2. (figuratively, by extension, of one's reputation, name or word) Sullied or dishonored.

Anagrams

  • interdash, train shed, trainshed

tarnished From the web:

  • what tarnished silver
  • what tarnished jimmy carter's presidency
  • what tarnishes
  • what tarnishes sterling silver
  • what tarnishes gold
  • what tarnishes brass
  • what tarnish mean
  • what tarnishes copper
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