sphinx
A creature with the head of a person and the body of an animal, commonly a lion.
Other meanings
A person who keeps their thoughts and intentions secret; an enigmatic or impassive person.
A mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), formerly classified as a baboon, and called sphinx baboon.
Related words
- sphinxity
- Achemon sphinx
- Nessus sphinx
- satellite sphinx
- sphinx-faced
- sphinx-figure
- tomato sphinx
- sphinx-form
- sphinx-guarded
- sphinxial
- sphinxian
- sphinxily
Word history
From Ancient Greek "Σφίγξ".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “sphinx” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.