Something that is a secret: €œfrom the first, some private trouble weighed on his mind, and since he chose to make a mystery of its cause, a biographer is bound to respect his wishÒ€ (henry Ò€¦ Anything that is kept secret or remains unexplained or unknown.

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Something strange or not known that has not yet been explained or understood: Definition of mystery noun in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. If you talk about the mystery of someone or something, you are talking about how difficult they are to understand or know about, especially when this gives them a rather strange or magical quality.