English → Latin
“enigmatical” in Latin
obscūrusdark, dusky, shadowy; indistinct, unintelligible, obscure; intricate, involved, complicatedperplexusentangled, involved, intricate, confused; unintelligible, complicated, intricate, inscrutable, ambiguous; dark, obscureambiguusgoing two ways, hither and thither, moving from side-to-side; hybrid; changing, fluctuating, waveringarcānushidden, secret, private, mysterious; intimate, personal, confidential; trustworthy (to keep a secret)ambāgēsan indirect, roundabout path; a wandering to and fro, twists and turns; circumlocution, ambiguity, evasion, digression,
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
enigmatical
obscurus: perplexus: ambiguus. arcanus. Enigmatical words, ambages: eigmatical speeches, sermones perplexi: an eigmatical character, homo ingenii multiplicis et tortuosi.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for enigmatical?
- The usual Latin words for “enigmatical” are obscūrus, perplexus, ambiguus; also arcānus, ambāgēs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.