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sphinx

/sfɪŋks/noun

उच्चारण स्फ़िंक्स

स्फ़िंक्स (मिस्र की सिंह-देह और मनुष्य-सिर वाली प्रतिमा)

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nounsphinxes
  1. 1

    [C]

    an ancient Egyptian stone statue of a creature with a lion's body and a human head, especially the large one near the pyramids at Giza

    स्फ़िंक्स (मिस्र की सिंह-देह और मनुष्य-सिर वाली प्रतिमा)

    • Tourists photographed the Sphinx at Giza.
    • a row of stone sphinxes lining the road
  2. 2

    [C]

    (in Greek stories) a creature with a woman's head and a lion's body that asked people riddles and killed those who could not answer

    (यूनानी कथाओं में) पहेलियाँ पूछने वाला स्फ़िंक्स

    • Oedipus answered the riddle of the Sphinx.
  3. 3

    [C]

    a person who is mysterious and whose thoughts are difficult to know

    रहस्यमय व्यक्ति

    • She sat silent, like a sphinx, giving nothing away.

    Synonyms enigma mystery

◇Word family
sphinx-like adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

enigma mystery

§Grammar and usage

Usage: a sphinx-like smile or expression is a mysterious one that hides what a person is thinking.

Usage में sphinx-like smile या expression ऐसी रहस्यमय मुस्कान या भाव है जो व्यक्ति के विचारों को छिपा लेता है।