obscure
[ uhb-skyoor ]
/ əbˈskyʊər /
adjective, ob·scur·er, ob·scur·est.
verb (used with object), ob·scured, ob·scur·ing.
noun
Origin of obscure
1350–1400; Middle English < Old French
oscur, obscur < Latin
obscūrus dark
SYNONYMS FOR obscure
4 blurred,
veiled.
ANTONYMS FOR obscure
synonym study for obscure
OTHER WORDS FROM obscure
Words nearby obscure
obscene,
obscenity,
obscurant,
obscurantism,
obscuration,
obscure,
obscurity,
obscurum per obscurius,
obsecrate,
obsequence,
obsequent
Example sentences from the Web for obscureness
The system of Spinosa—for I allude to him—is, it is true, in ill repute for its obscureness and unintelligibility.
The philosophy of life, and philosophy of language, in a course of lectures |Frederick von SchlegelThen it was rain, wind, obscureness of gloom, and lightning.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore |Jack London
British Dictionary definitions for obscureness
Derived forms of obscure
obscuration (ˌɒbskjʊˈreɪʃən), noun obscurely, adverb obscureness, nounWord Origin for obscure
C14: via Old French from Latin
obscūrus dark