unmysterious

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnmɪˈstɪriəs/ UK /ˌʌnmɪˈstɪəriəs/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
easily understood; not puzzling

Once explained, the mechanism seemed entirely unmysterious.

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1 adj · easily understood; not... clear obvious plain transparent understandable comprehensible

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mysterious puzzling cryptic enigmatic obscure

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Derived forms unmysteriously

Related forms mystery mysterious mystic

Etymology

From un- ('not') + mysterious, from mystery, from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek mysterion ('secret rite'), from mystes ('initiate'), from myein ('to close the eyes or lips').

un- Old English μυστήριον Ancient Greek μύειν Ancient Greek

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# unmysterious

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌʌnmɪˈstɪriəs
**IPA (UK):** ˌʌnmɪˈstɪəriəs

## Meanings
1. easily understood; not puzzling

## Examples
- Once explained, the mechanism seemed entirely unmysterious.

## Synonyms
- clear
- obvious
- plain
- transparent
- understandable
- comprehensible

## Antonyms
- mysterious
- puzzling
- cryptic
- enigmatic
- obscure

## Derived Forms
- unmysteriously

## Related Forms
- mystery
- mysterious
- mystic

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: μυστήριον
- Root: μύειν

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + mysterious, from mystery, from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek mysterion ('secret rite'), from mystes ('initiate'), from myein ('to close the eyes or lips').

## AI Etymology
Unmysterious is from un- ('not') + mysterious, from mystery, from Latin mysterium, from Ancient Greek mysterion ('secret rite'), from mystes ('initiate'), from myein ('to close the eyes or lips'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), μυστήριον (Ancient Greek), and μύειν (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers easily understood; not puzzling. The wider family includes derived forms such as unmysteriously and related words such as mystery, mysterious, and mystic.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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