English Explanatory Dictionary

question mark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The punctuation mark "?", used at the end of a sentence to indicate a question.
  2. A state of doubt or uncertainty.
  3. An enigmatic, inscrutable, or mysterious person or thing; an enigma, a riddle.
  4. Polygonia interrogationis, a North American nymphalid butterfly with a silver mark on the underside of its hindwing resembling a question mark (sense 1).
particle
  1. Final interrogative particle, expressing second-guessing, usually in an exaggerated, rising tone.

Pronunciation

/ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑːk/ /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n ˌmɑɹk/ /ˈkwɛʃ-/ en-us-question mark.mp3

Word forms

question mark question marks

Synonyms

interrogation mark interrogation point query eroteme interrogative interrogative-point note of interrogation mark of interrogation mystery puzzle

Related words

apostrophe curly brackets brace square bracket bracket colon comma dash ellipsis exclamation mark fraction slash guillemet hyphen interpunct interrobang parentheses (US Canada) period quotation marks semicolon slash stroke space full stop dot dot dot

Derived words

inverted question mark Minkowski's question mark function question-mark question-marked rotated question mark turned question mark
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