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obscure
[ uhb-skyoor ]
adjective
- (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain:
an obscure sentence in the contract.
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- not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive:
obscure motivations.
- (of language, style, a speaker, etc.) not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly.
- indistinct to the sight or any other sense; not readily seen, heard, etc.; faint.
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- inconspicuous or unnoticeable:
the obscure beginnings of a great movement.
- of little or no prominence, note, fame, or distinction:
an obscure French artist.
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an obscure little town.
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an obscure back room.
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- enveloped in, concealed by, or frequenting darkness.
- not bright or lustrous; dull or darkish, as color or appearance.
- (of a vowel) having the reduced or neutral sound usually represented by the schwa (ə).
verb (used with object)
- to conceal or conceal by confusing (the meaning of a statement, poem, etc.).
- to make dark, dim, indistinct, etc.
- to reduce or neutralize (a vowel) to the sound usually represented by a schwa (ə).
noun
obscure
/ ˌɒbskjʊˈreɪʃən; əbˈskjʊə /
adjective
- unclear or abstruse
- indistinct, vague, or indefinite
- inconspicuous or unimportant
- hidden, secret, or remote
- (of a vowel) reduced to or transformed into a neutral vowel ( ə )
- gloomy, dark, clouded, or dim
verb
- to make unclear, vague, or hidden
- to cover or cloud over
- phonetics to pronounce (a vowel) with articulation that causes it to become a neutral sound represented by ( ə )
noun
- a rare word for obscurity
Derived Forms
- obscuration, noun
- DzˈܰԱ, noun
- Dzˈܰ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Dz·ܰ·· [uh, b-, skyoor, -id-lee], Dz·ܰ· adverb
- Dz·ܰ·Ա noun
- ܲ·Dz·ܰ adjective
- sub·Dz·ܰ·Ա noun
- ܲ·Dz·ܰ adjective
- un·Dz·ܰ·Ա noun
- ܲ·Dz·ܰd adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of obscure1
Word History and Origins
Origin of obscure1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Then there are the truly obscure offences - like a parent ignoring a school attendance order, applying for a driver's licence when banned or littering in a zoo.
Their archives, as Pember reports, are often inaccessible; a bureaucratic fog obscures much of the record.
Overnight Easter Sunday into Easter Monday, low pressure will bring cloud and rain to many areas, which will obscure the view at times.
The large earthquake fault close to the one that moved Monday morning in the mountains of San Diego County, however, is comparatively obscure.
There was also a "calculated attempt to bypass security systems" by obscuring the contents of the tubes.
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