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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“Yes, but there is more to it than that,” he said, with maddening mysteriousness.
From Literature
Some people criticized Ozzy for showing this side of himself because as a rock star, there was a certain kind of persona or mysteriousness people thought he should hold on to.
From Los Angeles Times
Spending time in the space itself feels like sitting in on a conversation between Bayne and Cortez, which is a rarity, given the intentional mysteriousness around them as a couple.
From Los Angeles Times
Babitz biographer Anolik takes them both on in a dual biography that hopes to break the seal of Didion’s mysteriousness and Babitz’s connection to her through their shared time in L.A., where their friendship was formed and broken.
From Los Angeles Times
Maybe it's something about the innate mysteriousness and independence of cats, which often behave more like demanding roommates than pets.
From Salon
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