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めく
like, to show signs of, to have the appearance of, to come to a (state) similar to, somewhat, an air of, feels almost like,

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Noun + めいて
Noun + めいている
Noun［Season］ + めいてきた​​
Noun + めいた + Noun
Noun + めいて
Noun + めいています
Noun［Season］ + めいてきました
Noun + めいた + Noun
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  • Aめく is a suffix added to a limited number of nouns meaning that something feels like A/has characteristics/atmosphere of A, but it is not real A/is not A to the full degree. Most often attached to 謎 and 皮肉. It is also fairly often used with 春、秋、作り物、冗談、非難、言い訳 and 脅迫.
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《手紙（てがみ）の挨拶（あいさつ）》九月（くがつ）になると空（そら）も風（かぜ）もだいぶ秋（あき）めいてまいりました。お変（か）わりありませんか。
Greetings in letter：In September, the sky and wind start to get quite autumn-like. How have you been?
With exception of 春めく and 秋めく, the nouns with this suffix are generally used in past form, modifying nouns
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    • 《小説（しょうせつ）》その知（し）らせを聞（き）いて彼女（かのじょ）の顔（かお）には謎（なぞ）めいた微笑（びしょう）が浮（う）かんでいた。
    Novel: Hearing the news, a somewhat mysterious smile appeared on her face.
    謎めいた is basically a set expression meaning “mysterious”/”enigmatic”
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    • 作（つく）り物（もの）めいて見（み）えるほど、平穏（へいおん）で美（うつく）しい景色（けしき）だった。
    It was calm and beautiful scenery, to the point of looking man-made.
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