Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sphinx

3 senses of sphinx

Sense 1
sphinx -- (an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret)
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 2
Sphinx -- ((Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon)
       => mythical monster, mythical creature -- (a monster renowned in folklore and myth)

Sense 3
sphinx -- (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)
       => statue -- (a sculpture representing a human or animal)