1
: an air or attitude of mystery (see mystery entry 1 sense 1) and reverence developing around something or someone
the legendary singer's mystique
the mystique of the liturgy
2
: the special esoteric skill essential in a calling or activity
the mystique of yoga
the mystique of hang gliding
Examples of mystique in a Sentence
There's a certain mystique to people who fight fires.
No one has been able to copy the legendary singer's mystique.
the mystique of mountain climbing
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With her new single, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter iLe reaffirms her deep understanding of the mystique contained within the bolero genre, a style rooted in the former Calle 13 member’s sonic DNA.
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Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
Displaced from Chase Center after the arena was double-booked for the Valkyries’ first-ever home playoff game, Golden State instead commuted down the Peninsula to the South Bay, attempting to export the Ballhalla mystique to SAP Center.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Covers from the Jazz Age hold a glamorous mystique that proved especially enticing.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Only 300 people saw it, fueling its mystique.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
Displaced from Chase Center after the arena was double-booked for the Valkyries’ first-ever home playoff game, Golden State instead commuted down the Peninsula to the South Bay, attempting to export the Ballhalla mystique to SAP Center.
—Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
Covers from the Jazz Age hold a glamorous mystique that proved especially enticing.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Only 300 people saw it, fueling its mystique.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Mystique.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mystique. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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mystique
noun
mys·tique
mis-ˈtēk 
: an attitude of mystery and respect developing around something or someone
the mystique of mountain climbing
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