what is the meaning of stigma and enigma?

Answer 1

Meaning of stigma:

In botany:

a part of the female organ of a flower, essentially the terminal part of a pistil
a spiracle or other small spot.

In zoology:

One of the external openings of the tracheae of insects, myriapods, and other arthropods; a spiracle.

One of the apertures of the pulmonary sacs of arachnids.

One of the apertures of the gill of an ascidian, and of Amphioxus.

Spots on the wings of Lepidoptera.

Other uses:

Singular of Stigmata, a religious marking on the skin

Social stigma, a "mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish; stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct; reproachful characterization" (Webster, 1913).

Stigma (anatomy), a small spot, mark, scar, or a minute hole; applied especially to a spot on the outer surface of a Graafian follicle, and to spots of intercellular substance in scaly epithelium, or to minute holes in such spots.

Stigma (pathology), a red speck upon the skin, produced either by the extravasation of blood, as in the bloody sweat characteristic of certain varieties of religious ecstasy, or by capillary congestion, as in the case of drunkards.

Stigma (geometry), a point so connected by any law whatever with another point, called an index, that as the index moves in any manner in a plane the first point or stigma moves in a determinate way in the same plane.

A mark such as that made with a branding iron on cattle or a person

Stigma (letter), the name of a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, used also for the number 6 in Greek numerals.

Another name for the Koppa, an obsolete letter of the Cyrillic alphabet, derived from the Greek alphabet letter Qoppa.

"Stigma" (Enterprise episode), a second season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise.

Stigma (album), an album recorded by the band EMF in 1992

Stigma (movie), was released in 1972 featuring Philip Michael Thomas.

Stigma (book), published in 1963 written by Erving Goffman.

Stigma (DJ) is a DJ from Europe.

Enigma:

Meaning #1: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
Synonyms: mystery, secret, closed book


Meaning #2: a difficult problem
Synonyms: riddle, conundrum, brain-teaser

Meaning#3:the name of a free computer puzzle game, which is based on Oxyd, and is released under the GPL.

Answer 2

I think I stigma is kinda like a negative stereotype.
And an enigma is a puzzle, mystery.

Answer 3

stig·ma [stígmə]
(plural stig·mas)
n
1. sign of social unacceptability: the shame or disgrace attached to something regarded as socially unacceptable
2. botany plant part: the part of a flower's female reproductive organ carpel that receives the male pollen grains.
It is generally located at the tip of a slender stalk-shaped projection style.
3. or (plural stig·ma·ta [stig mtə, stígmətə]) medicine mark on skin: a mark on the skin indicating a medical condition
4. zoology spot on butterflies: a colored mark or spot, often resembling an eye, found on some protozoans and invertebrates, especially butterflies and other lepidopterans


[Late 16th century. Via Latin < Greek , "mark on the skin" < stig- , stem of stizein "to prick"]
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e·***·ma

e·***·ma [i nígmə, e nígmə]
(plural e·***·mas)
n
mystery: somebody or something that is not easily explained or understood


[Mid-16th century. Via Latin < Greek ainigma < ainos "fable"]


The Enigma Variations, an orchestral work (1899) by British composer Edward Elgar.
Elgar's most popular and widely performed work, it was originally entitled Variations on an Original Theme . Each of the variations is a musical portrait of a friend of Elgar, identified in the score only by his or her initials or nickname. The title of Elgar's piece influenced the Berlin engineer who built the now-famed German military cipher machine known as Enigma, a typewriter-like device capable of producing an infinite number of ciphers.
Word Key: Synonyms

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Answer 4

Stigma: (from Greek - tatoo mark of slavers), a mark or token of infamy or disgrace. To carry the reputation from an occurance or action. "The stigma of his losing the game followed him throughout his career."

Enigma: something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained; "how it got out is a mystery"; "it remains one of nature's secrets"

Answer 5

Stigma means shame, dishonour, disgrace.
If something is an enigma it is something that is a mystery, that cannot be understood.

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