obscure
[ uhb-skyoor ]
/ əbˈskyʊər /
adjective, ob·scur·er, ob·scur·est.
verb (used with object), ob·scured, ob·scur·ing.
noun
Words nearby obscure
obscene, obscenity, obscurant, obscurantism, obscuration, obscure, obscurity, obscurum per obscurius, obsecrate, obsequence, obsequent
Origin of obscure
1350–1400; Middle English < Old French oscur, obscur < Latin obscūrus dark
SYNONYMS FOR obscure
4 blurred, veiled.
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obscuration (ˌɒbskjʊˈreɪʃən), nounobscurely, adverbobscureness, nounWord Origin for obscure
C14: via Old French from Latin obscūrus dark
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