conundrum

/kəˈnʌndrəm/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
conundrums

Meaning

  1. enigma, dilema

    • The puzzle is a real conundrum.

      El acertijo es un verdadero enigma.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Rätsel

Rätsel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "riddle, puzzle, mystery."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa conundrum?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The puzzle is a real ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a conundrum?

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