mysteriousness
Americannoun
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the quality of being full of mystery or suggesting a mystery.
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the quality of being beyond understanding or difficult to figure out.
Example Sentences
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Maybe it's something about the innate mysteriousness and independence of cats, which often behave more like demanding roommates than pets.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2022
Ruiz has used the account to make note of James’ mysteriousness about his bubble life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2020
“It may seem mysterious that Singer can be the main character in any novel at all,” but “it’s precisely this mysteriousness that is the topic of the novel.”
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 15, 2018
Some, defeated by the mysteriousness of dad’s desires, enlist dad in picking out his own gift.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2018
“Yes, but there is more to it than that,” he said, with maddening mysteriousness.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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