{
    "term": "mysterious",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "difficult to understand or explain; strange",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He died in mysterious circumstances."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the mysterious disappearance of an aircraft"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Fate works in mysterious ways."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the events that led up to her mysterious death by drowning"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A mysterious illness is affecting all the animals."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The whole thing was very mysterious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A mysterious figure haunted the opera house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some twins can connect in a mysterious way without even speaking."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This business is getting more and more mysterious."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "seeming strange or secret",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The gardens looked dark and mysterious in the twilight."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "strange and interesting because you do not know much about them",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She meets a mysterious stranger who offers to help her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her last years remain somewhat mysterious."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A mysterious young woman is living next door."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She found the people mysterious and fascinating."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The average teenager seems mysterious and somewhat aloof."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "enigmatic"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "not saying much about something, especially when other people want to know more",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was being very mysterious about where he was going."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why are they being so mysterious?"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mɪˈstɪəriəs/",
                "audio": "my/mysterious/mysterious__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mɪˈstɪriəs/",
                "audio": "my/mysterious/mysterious__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from French mystérieux, from mystère ‘mystery’."
}