mysterious

Definition von mysterious im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: Having unknown qualities; Of unknown origin; {a} that is not easily understood; Of or pertaining to mystery; containing a mystery; difficult or impossible to understand; obscure; not revealed or explained; enigmatical; incomprehensible; If someone is mysterious about something, they deliberately do not talk much about it, sometimes because they want to make people more interested in it. As for his job -- well, he was very mysterious about it. + mysteriously mys·teri·ous·ly Asked what she meant, she said mysteriously: `Work it out for yourself'; Someone or something that is mysterious is strange and is not known about or understood. He died in mysterious circumstances A mysterious illness confined him to bed for over a month The whole thing seems very mysterious + mysteriously mys·teri·ous·ly A couple of messages had mysteriously disappeared; having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"; has unknown qualities; of an obscure nature; "the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious terms"; "a deep dark secret"; "the inscrutible workings of Providence"; "in its mysterious past it encompasses all the dim origins of life"- Rachel Carson; "rituals totally mystifying to visitors from other lands"; {s} having to do with something that is unknown or not understood, enigmatic, pertaining to a mystery, unexplainable, puzzling, strange; mysterial; enigmatic; darkly
God works in mysterious ways: Expressing confidence that a conundrum has a solution despite it not being apparent
God works in mysterious ways: Expressing that a seemingly unfortunate or unfavourable situation or change may be beneficial later or in the long run
Person B: Well, God works in mysterious ways - maybe it'll be the kick you need to apply to university.
mysterious.: mysterioso
mysteriously: {a} obscurely, very darkly
mysteriousness: {n} obscurity, wonder, trade
God works in mysterious ways: God works in a divine manner which is not always clear to human beings
for some mysterious reason: for some unknown reason, for an inexplicable purpose
mysteriously: in a mysterious way; "the book had been mysteriously moved from its customary place"
mysteriously: In a mysterious manner
mysteriously: in a mysterious manner, with mystery, inexplicably, enigmatically, secretively
mysteriously: in a cryptic manner; "we will meet again," he said cryptically
mysteriously: in a mysterious way; "the book had been mysteriously moved from its customary place
mysteriousness: {i} quality of being mysterious, feeling of mystery
mysteriousness: The quality of being mysterious
mysteriousness: Something mysterious; a mystery
mysteriousness: The state or quality of being mysterious