mystery

Definition

  • noun: something that is not known
  • noun: a religious truth that one can know only by revelation and cannot fully understand
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: art, chinese puzzle, grand guignol

Examples

  • There's no 'mystery' (to/as to/about) why we're here. = It's no 'mystery' why we're here. [=we know why we are here]

  • His success is something of a 'mystery'. = His success is a bit of a 'mystery'.

  • We'll reveal the identity of today's 'mystery' guest after these commercials.

Movie quotes

  • (..) you need to be dependably good. You can't just screw everything up, and then take a boat out into the ocean to save your best friend, or solve a mystery, and fly to Kansas. You need to do it every day, which is so... hard. When you're a kid, you convince yourself that maybe the grand gesture (..)
    2018 TvShow: BoJack Horseman Title: Free Churro Season: 5 Episode 6