mystique
a framework of doctrines, ideas, beliefs, or the like, constructed around a person or object, endowing the person or object with enhanced value or profound meaning: the mystique of Poe.
an aura of mystery or mystical power surrounding a particular occupation or pursuit: the mystique of nuclear science.
Origin of mystique
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How to use mystique in a sentence
Besides, working with a dog in the forest is part of the mystique.
The Key to Jump-Starting Oregon’s Truffle Industry? Dogs. | klindsey | October 6, 2021 | Outside OnlineAs soon as he tells people he lives in Silverton, though, he’s cast in an irresistible halo of secondhand mystique.
What the Men Who Love My Boyfriend Taught Me About Social Hierarchy | ckeyes | September 3, 2021 | Outside OnlineThe job’s mystique has made it a pop culture perennial, most recently in HBO’s buzzy mystery-thriller, “The Flight Attendant,” whose convoluted plot hinges on the title character’s mobility.
Flight attendants’ roles have changed, but the stereotypes have not | Liza Weisstuch | May 13, 2021 | Washington PostLike her, surfing seemed wrapped in mystique, perhaps slightly dangerous, and ultimately unattainable.
I wrote in 2019 that there is a certain mystique attached to the concept of the hot goalie in the NHL playoffs.
Can The Hurricanes Win The Stanley Cup With Mediocre Goaltending? | Terrence Doyle | August 11, 2020 | FiveThirtyEight
All of the big cats have a special mystique, but perhaps none more so than the tiger.
This Tiger Has Some Serious Ups | Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTLanguage was no barrier; just about every tongue on the planet was babbling away, caught up in the elaborate mystique of a cult.
Even a century after his heyday, Houdini has maintained the same mystique he enjoyed while living.
Betty Friedan put the feelings of our mothers to words, publishing The Feminine mystique.
“We were raised with this mystique about the accident being the chink in this important legacy,” she says.
The Price of Being a Patton: Wrestling With the Legacy of America’s Most Famous General | Tim Teeman | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGebhards Italie mystique is interesting in connection with Francis.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II) | Henry Osborn TaylorCe mystique encloîtré, fier de son indolence Tranquille, au sein de Dieu.
Letters on England | VoltaireIn the palm of another of his hands the diamond—carr mystique—is displayed.
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British Dictionary definitions for mystique
/ (mɪˈstiːk) /
an aura of mystery, power, and awe that surrounds a person or thing: the mystique of the theatre; the mystique of computer programming
Origin of mystique
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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