mystique

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An aura of heightened interest, meaning or mystery surrounding a person or thing.

   THE LONDON BRIGHTON & SOUTH COAST RAILWAY. By C. Hamilton Ellis. Ian Allan. 30s. [...] In an opening chapter entitled "Portrait", he ends by asking whether there was a mystique about the L.B. & S.C.

2. 2
   noun

   an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing

Etymology

Borrowed from French mystique (“a mystic”), from Latin mysticus. See also the doublet mystic.