What is the meaning of enigma?

This meaning is clearly connected to the word's history. Enigma comes from a Greek word that means "to speak in riddles." The word enigma didn't jump from referring to riddles to referring to people. In between those uses, it was (and still is) applied to things that puzzle people. read more

a saying, question, picture, etc., containing a hidden meaning; riddle. (initial capital letter) a German-built enciphering machine developed for commercial use in the early 1920s and later adapted and appropriated by German and other Axis powers for military use through World War II. read more

Definition of enigma from the Collins English Dictionary Shall and will The normal way to express simple future time in English is using the modal verb will followed by the base form of a main verb. read more