Sphingineadj.
/ˈsfɪndʒʌɪn/ rare.
Sphinx-like; characteristic of a Sphinx; enigmatic, inscrutable.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [adjective]
secrec1386
mystica1398
mystical1516
dark1532
arcane1547
occulta1549
shadowish1561
abstruse1576
cryptical1588
shrouded (also involved, wrapped) in mysterya1616
mysterious1622
mysterial1630
cryptica1638
researched1653
rarefied1662
arcanalc1828
sphinx-like1837
sphinxine1845
abstrusive1848
Sphingine1925
1925 A. Huxley Those Barren Leaves ii. i. 86 I would put on..my most Sphingine smile.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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