mysterious
of an obscure nature
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,495 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,239 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- of an obscure nature also: cryptic, cryptical, deep, inscrutable, mystifying the new insurance policy is written without cryptic or mysterious termsa deep dark secret
- having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding also: mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic mysterious symbolsthe mystical style of Blake
mysterious in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It was a mysterious and fearsome world.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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The music changes to a mysterious plaintive air.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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And the nuns' sweet hymn was heard the while, Sung low, in the dim, mysterious aisle.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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Your mysterious young friend, whose name you have never told me, but whose picture really fascinates me, never thinks.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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The third night came, and the full moon rose solemnly over the snow-clad summits of the lonely and mysterious mountains.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1