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MYSTIQUE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mystique mean?
• MYSTIQUE (noun)
The noun MYSTIQUE has 1 sense:
1. an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing
Familiarity information: MYSTIQUE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("mystique" is a kind of...):
air; atmosphere; aura (a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing)
Context examples
A rotation rate of 90 hours is much slower than what is predicted for HD 80606b, puzzling astronomers, and adding to the enduring mystique of hot Jupiters.
(Investigating the Mystery of Migrating 'Hot Jupiters', NASA)
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