Meaning and example
not clear to the understanding
I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatic comment until much later
Plain-English interpretation
A prevalence score of 1.660 places enigmatic in the common range on this site. In practical terms, the word was recognized by about 95.6% of people in the source dataset.
Related words
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Similar-prevalence words
prodigalCommon
- Known by
- 95.6%
a recklessly extravagant consumer
deferentialCommon
- Known by
- 95.5%
showing deference
precludeCommon
- Known by
- 95.5%
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
corroborateCommon
- Known by
- 95.8%
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
circumspectCommon
- Known by
- 95.4%
heedful of potential consequences
Source attribution
Brysbaert, M., Mandera, P., McCormick, S. F., & Keuleers, E. (2019). Word prevalence norms for 62,000 English lemmas. Behavior Research Methods, 51, 467-479.
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