conundra
conundra is the plural of conundrum.
Meaning of conundrum
Noun
conundrum (plural conundrums or conundra)
- A difficult question or riddle, especially one using a play on words in the answer.
- “Why should I understand that, or anything else?” asked the girl. “Don’t bother my head by asking conundrums, I beg of you. Just let me discover myself in my own way.”1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter 2, in Emma: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- brain-teaser, enigma, puzzle, riddle, crux
- A difficult choice or decision that must be made.
- And while I am more concerned about the well-being of others than for myself, more hurt for them and for their losses than for my own, more worried for their futures than for the future of Martha Stewart the person, you are faced with a conundrum, a problem of monumental, to me, proportions.2004, Martha Stewart, statement read before being sentenced to five months in prison
- Synonyms:
- dilemma, Catch-22, Hobson's choice, Morton's fork, no-win situation, quandary, Sophie's choice
Forms of conundra
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Questions about conundra
- What is conundra the plural of?
- Conundra is the plural of conundrum.
Words near conundra in the dictionary
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