Mystique

//mɪˈstiːk// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing. uncountable, usually

    "THE LONDON BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. By C. Hamilton Ellis. Ian Allan. 30s. [...] In an opening chapter entitled "Portrait", he ends by asking whether there was a mystique about the L.B. & S.C."

  2. 2
    an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing wordnet

Synonyms

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assumptionattitudeaurablaze of glorybrilliancebrilliancy

Example

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"The location of the remaining Wollemi Pines is shrouded in mystique."

Etymology

Borrowed from French mystique (“a mystic”), from Latin mysticus. See also the doublet mystic.

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