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mystique

/mɪˈstiːk/

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Borrowed from French mystique (“a mystic”), from Latin mysticus. See also the doublet mystic.

noun mystiques

uncountable, usually An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing. THE LONDON BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. By C. Hamilton Ellis. Ian Allan. 30s. [...] In an opening chapter entitled "Portrait", he ends by asking whether there was a mystique about the L.B. & S.C.

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Closest in meaning: mystery, uncertainty, vagueness, ambiguity, obscurity, mystical, mysticism, mystic, aura, myth, god, mustique, fondement, numen, mysterium, fluence

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@misc{mystique_2026,
  title = {mystique},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mystique},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}