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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Quality of being enigmatic. uncountable
2. 2
   Mysteriousness, complexity; the property of being puzzling or inexplicable. wordnet
3. 3
   The quality of a person of puzzling, secretive or contradictory character. wordnet

Etymology

From enigmatic + -ness.

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