Meaning & use

mystery

noun·Everyday

Something that is difficult or impossible to explain, understand, or identify.

See it in a sentence

The disappearance of the ship remains an unsolved mystery to this day.

She loves reading a good mystery before falling asleep at night.

A note on using this word

"Mystery" also names a whole genre of fiction centered on solving a crime or puzzle, separate from its general meaning of the unknown.

Words with a similar meaning

puzzleenigmariddle

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