obscure in English dictionary

  • obscure

    Meanings and definitions of "obscure"

    • Dark, faint or indistinct.
    • Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
    • Difficult to understand.
    • (transitive) To darken, make faint etc.
    • (transitive) To hide, put out of sight etc.
    • adjective
      Dark, faint or indistinct.
    • adjective
      Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
    • adjective
      Difficult to understand.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To hide, put out of sight etc.
    • verb
      (intransitive, obsolete)
      To conceal oneself; to hide.
    • dark, faint or indistinct
    • hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous
    • to hide, put out of sight
    • Known vaguely or incompletely, if at all.
    • To hide from view.
    • Marked by difficulty of style or expression
    • Expressed in an unclear fashion.
    • Difficult to find.
    • adjective
      difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"
    • adjective
      marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"
    • adjective
      not clearly expressed or understood; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke
    • adjective
      not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw"
    • adjective
      not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"
    • adjective
      remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"
    • verb
      make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
    • verb
      make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
    • verb
      make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
    • verb
      make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
    • verb
      reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

    Synonyms of "obscure" in English dictionary

    invisible, becloud, isolated are the top synonyms of "obscure" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of obscure

    • obscure ( third-person singular simple present obscures, present participle obscuring, simple past and past participle obscured)
    • st. wyższy  stopień wyższy more obscure; st. najwyższy  stopień najwyższy most obscure obscured, obscured, obscures, obscuring
    • obscure ( comparative more obscure, superlative most obscure)
    • obscure (comparative obscurer or more obscure, superlative obscurest or most obscure)
    • obscure (third-person singular simple present obscures, present participle obscuring, simple past and past participle obscured)
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