Meaning & Definition of Sphinx in English
English⟶
Sphinx
/sfɪŋks/
noun
1. An inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
synonym:
- sphinx
2. (greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body
- Daughter of typhon
synonym:
- Sphinx
3. 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
synonym:
- sphinx
Examples of using
Jackdaws love my big sphinx of quartz.