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

  • (..) But you drove a hot rod, Hodgins? No, I did not. The lemon he sold me broke down after a week. Body parts in park, mystery needs solving. The nest was made by Corvus brachyrhynchos the American Crow. A crow will seldom stray more than miles from its nest. There's a spectacular copse (..)
    2008 TvShow: Bones Title: The Finger in the Nest Season: 4 Episode 3