rejtélyes

Rejtélyes is a Hungarian adjective meaning mysterious or enigmatic. It derives from the noun rejtély, "mystery," with the suffix -es that forms adjectives describing a quality. In standard Hungarian, the word is used to describe people, objects, events, or phenomena that evoke mystery, and it can appear both attributively (rejtélyes jelenség) and predicatively (A dolog rejtélyes).

In culture and media, rejtélyes is commonly used in titles and descriptive prose to signal an atmosphere of intrigue. It may appear in newspaper headlines, literary criticism, or as a component of a longer title for stories, films, or magazines. Because it is a common adjective rather than a proper noun, there is no single, universally recognized subject known as "Rejtélyes" in English-language reference works. When capitalized in a title, it may denote the name of a specific work in Hungarian media, but such instances are varied and not standardized.

The term is also relevant to learners of Hungarian as an example of an -es adjective and to discussions of mystery-themed vocabulary. Its meaning is closely aligned with similar terms in other languages, such as mysterious or enigmatic, and it is often used to convey mood or tone rather than to identify a definite object.