Definition
The quality of being mysterious, obscure, or difficult to understand or interpret.
Etymology
From 'cryptic' (from Greek kryptos 'hidden') plus the English suffix '-ness' indicating a state or quality. The term emerged in the early 20th century as a way to describe the abstract property of being deliberately unclear or puzzling.
Kelly Says
Crypticness became especially important in discussing modern communication—from ancient prophecies to Tweets. We've always had mysterious messages, but the word itself reflects how scientific we've become about analyzing what makes something intentionally hard to understand.
Translations
CACatalà
cripticitat
kri-p-ti-ka-tat
CSČeština
tajemství
ta-jem-st-vi
DADansk
kryptisk
kryp-tisk
DEDeutsch
Verschlüsseltheit
fursh-el-shur-tayt
ELΕλληνικά
μυστηριώδης
moo-ste-ri-o-des
ESEspañol
cripticidad
kri-ptik-i-dad
FAفارسی
رمزآلود
ramz-a-lood
FISuomi
salainen
sa-lai-nen
FRFrançais
cryptique
krip-tik
GUGU
પૂર્વજાન
poor-va-jaan
HEעברית
מעורפל
ma-o-ref-el
HIहिन्दी
पहेली
peh-eh-lee
IDBahasa Indonesia
misterius
mis-te-ri-us
ITItaliano
cripticità
kri-ptik-i-tad
MSBahasa Melayu
misteri
mis-te-ri
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံမှန်
po-n-ma-n
NLNederlands
cryptische
kript-i-sk
NONorsk
kryptisk
kryp-tisk
PLPolski
enigmatyczność
e-ni-g-ma-tycz-nosc
PTPortuguês
cripticidade
kri-ptik-i-dad
RORomână
cripticitate
kri-ptik-i-tat
RUРусский
загадочность
zagadochnost'
SVSvenska
kryptiska
kryp-tis-ka
TAதமிழ்
மறைந்த
ma-ra-in-tha
TEతెలుగు
గూఢమైన
goo-dham-ain
THไทย
ความลึกลับ
khawm-luet-klap
TLTL
misteryoso
mis-te-ri-yo-so
TRTürkçe
gizemlilik
gizem-lilik
UKУкраїнська
загадковість
za-ga-d-ko-vist'
VITiếng Việt
bí ẩn
bee-ahn
ZUZU
umngciphi
oom-ng-tsi-phi