Definitions of sphinx in English
noun
(1) An inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret,(Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body,daughter of Typhon,one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians [also: sphinges (pl)]
(2) An inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
(3) (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body
(4) Daughter of Typhon
(5) One of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians [also: sphinges (pl)]
Examples of sphinx in English
(1) The shy, introverted Gandhi, once described as a sphinx and an enigma, has come a long way in the past six years.
(2) They were going to see the sphinx and come back with souvenirs.
(3) The building with the sphinx and obelisks in the center housed Akoun's Beautiful Orient with its bazaar offering wares from the Middle East.
(4) When the sphinx was crumbling they finally repaired it in plaster, which needs replacing every five years, in order to maintain the point of decay, and clarify the difference.
(5) It drove him mad when she turned herself into a sphinx as a ruse to avoid facing the truth
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