Noun: sphinx (sphinxes,sphinges) sfingks
- 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
"Tourists marveled at the Great Sphinx of Giza"
- An inscrutable person who keeps their thoughts and intentions secret
"The politician was a sphinx during the press conference, revealing nothing"
- (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
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Derived forms: sphinges, sphinxes
Type of: actor, doer, mythical creature, mythical monster, statue, worker
Encyclopedia: Sphinx