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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This ambiguity of the collaboration, however, is precisely what maintains a thrilling mystique.
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The impenetrable mystique that has been attached to his persona since the inception of his career is gone.
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Its current popularity stems in part from the mystique surrounding some of its impresarios, people like Big Moe, a water treatment plant operator who has risen to become something of a celebrity pitmaster.
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The icon’s glamorous mystique was the theme of a major 2003 exhibition mounted at the Fashion Museum in Paris.
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Seems as if the Hitler awareness, to tap into the DeLilloesque mystique that much of the Littleton incident recalls, was flagging at the newspaper of record.
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How one gains admittance into the Royal Enclosure is part of the mystique of Royal Ascot.
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During an age when aquatics and the mystique of the water held great appeal, swimmers were in high demand.
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Rebecca Greenfield for Fortune The brazenness Leek describes is a hallmark of hackers who—despite their mystique in popular culture—are basically everyday thieves, like bank robbers.
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Origin and Etymology of mystique
French, from mystique, adjective, mystic, from Latin mysticus
MYSTIQUE Defined for English Language Learners
mystique
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: a special quality that makes a person or thing interesting or exciting
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