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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But some of this mystique dissipated in the lead-up to her latest album, her third LP in a near-fifteen-year musical career.
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
On her latest album, Twigs brings her steely avant-pop to the club but loses none of her mystique.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Everyone in the movie is jockeying to be cool, to be more inside than thou, to be anointed by Oliver, and therefore to share in the privileged aura of his star mystique.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Even as the mystique of the Chiefs and Mahomes grows, the Bills are still right there with them nearly every step of the way — save for the bounce of the ball, or an obstructed angle on a replay review.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
On her latest album, Twigs brings her steely avant-pop to the club but loses none of her mystique.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Everyone in the movie is jockeying to be cool, to be more inside than thou, to be anointed by Oliver, and therefore to share in the privileged aura of his star mystique.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
Even as the mystique of the Chiefs and Mahomes grows, the Bills are still right there with them nearly every step of the way — save for the bounce of the ball, or an obstructed angle on a replay review.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Mystique.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mystique. Accessed 11 Feb. 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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