Enigma vs. Paradox — What's the Difference?

One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable.

A person, thing, or situation that exhibits inexplicable or contradictory aspects

A perplexing speech or text; a riddle.

A paradox is a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one's expectation. It is a statement that, despite apparently valid reasoning from true premises, leads to a seemingly self-contradictory or a logically unacceptable conclusion.

Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.

A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true

A riddle, or a difficult problem.

A statement that seems to contradict itself but may nonetheless be true

Riddles and puzzles, collectively.

A statement that is self-contradictory or logically untenable, though based on a valid deduction from acceptable premises.

Mysteriousness; obscurity; lack of clarity.

An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.

A style of literature characterized by obscurity and hints of transcendental meaning.

A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome.

A protein with three LIM domains (a conserved cysteine- and histidine-rich structure of two adjacent zinc fingers) at the C terminus that regulates protein phosphorylation.

A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true.

The Talaud kingfisher, Todiramphus enigma.

A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time.

A species of grasshopper, Oedaleonotus enigma.

A person or thing having contradictory properties.

A rare species of moth, Heliothis enigma.

An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth.

A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed.

(obsolete) A statement which is difficult to believe, or which goes against general belief.

An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an enigma.

(uncountable) The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing.

Something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained;

A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself.

A difficult problem

The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey.

A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true in fact.

(logic) a self-contradiction;