Definition of mystique
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Examples of mystique in a Sentence
There's a certain mystique to people who fight fires.
No one has been able to copy the legendary singer's mystique.
the mystique of mountain climbing
Recent Examples of mystique from the Web
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His mug shot from the jail — showing lifeless eyes and scraggly facial hair — provided a stark illustration of how much Woods' mystique has been shattered since a decade of domination that golf had never seen.
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More recently, Cooper notes, black female artists have reclaimed Gullah mystique as an act of self-affirmation.
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But the Web, with its wide-open electronic boulevards and anything-goes mystique, lies just a click away.
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Origin and Etymology of mystique
French, from mystique, adjective, mystic, from Latin mysticus
MYSTIQUE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of mystique for English Language Learners
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: a special quality that makes a person or thing interesting or exciting
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