mysterious
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The meaning (definition) of the word mysterious
strange and hard to work out, like a locked door
The word mysterious used in a sentence
“The old castle is mysterious because nobody knows what is inside.”
Words that mean the same as mysterious (synonyms)
puzzlingconfusing
Words that mean the opposite of mysterious (antonyms)
clearobvious
How the word mysterious is said around the world
| French | mystérieux (mees-tayr-YER) |
| Spanish | misterioso (mees-tayr-YOH-soh) |
| Mandarin | 神秘 (shuhn mee) |
| Hindi | रहस्यमय (ruh-US-yuh-mey) |
| Arabic | غامض (GHAH-meed) |
| Russian | таинственный (TYNST-vyeen-niy) |
| Portuguese (EU) | misterioso (meesh-ti-ree-OH-zuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | misterioso (mees-tay-ree-OH-zuu) |
| Japanese | 謎めいた (nah-zoh-MAY-tah) |
| German | geheimnisvoll (guh-YM-nis-fawl) |
| Urdu | پراسرار (puu-rahs-RAHR) |
| Punjabi | ਰਹੱਸਮਈ (ruh-US-suh-muh-ee) |
| Korean | 신비로운 (SEEN-bee-rohn) |
| Hebrew | מִסתוֹרִי (mees-toh-REE-uh) |
| Greek | μυστηριώδης (mees-tee-ree-OH-thees) |
| Dutch | mysterieus (mis-tee-ree-YERS) |
| Tagalog | mahiwaga (mah-ee-WAH-gah) |
| Vietnamese | bí ẩn (BEE-ur uhn) |
| Turkish | gizemli (gyee-zam-LI) |
| Persian | مرموز (MAHR-mooz) |
| Polish | tajemniczy (tah-yem-NYEE-chi) |
| Ukrainian | таємничий (tah-yim-NI-chiy) |
| Bengali | রহস্যময় (ROH-aw-sa-mawy) |
| Swedish | mystisk (MEWS-tisk) |
| Italian | misterioso (mees-tay-ree-OH-zoh) |
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