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{
"term": "mysterious",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "difficult to understand or explain; strange",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He died in mysterious circumstances."
},
{
"text": "the mysterious disappearance of an aircraft"
},
{
"text": "Fate works in mysterious ways."
},
{
"text": "the events that led up to her mysterious death by drowning"
},
{
"text": "A mysterious illness is affecting all the animals."
},
{
"text": "The whole thing was very mysterious."
},
{
"text": "A mysterious figure haunted the opera house."
},
{
"text": "Some twins can connect in a mysterious way without even speaking."
},
{
"text": "This business is getting more and more mysterious."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "seeming strange or secret",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The gardens looked dark and mysterious in the twilight."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "strange and interesting because you do not know much about them",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She meets a mysterious stranger who offers to help her."
},
{
"text": "Her last years remain somewhat mysterious."
},
{
"text": "A mysterious young woman is living next door."
},
{
"text": "She found the people mysterious and fascinating."
},
{
"text": "The average teenager seems mysterious and somewhat aloof."
}
],
"synonyms": "enigmatic"
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "not saying much about something, especially when other people want to know more",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was being very mysterious about where he was going."
},
{
"text": "Why are they being so mysterious?"
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/mɪˈstɪəriəs/",
"audio": "my/mysterious/mysterious__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/mɪˈstɪriəs/",
"audio": "my/mysterious/mysterious__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from French mystérieux, from mystère ‘mystery’."
}