obscure, vague
(adjective) not clearly expressed or understood; âan obscure turn of phraseâ; âan impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spiritâ-Anatole Broyard; âtheir descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclearâ- P.A.Sorokin; âvague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of scienceâ- John Locke
dark, obscure
(adjective) marked by difficulty of style or expression; âmuch that was dark is now quite clear to meâ; âthose who do not appreciate Kafkaâs work say his style is obscureâ
isolated, apart(p), obscure
(adjective) remote and separate physically or socially; âexisted over the centuries as a world apartâ; âpreserved because they inhabited a place apartâ- W.H.Hudson; âtiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilizationâ; âan obscure villageâ
obscure, unnoticeable
(adjective) not drawing attention; âan unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpetâ; âan obscure flawâ
obscure, unknown, unsung
(adjective) not famous or acclaimed; âan obscure familyâ; âunsung heroes of the warâ
hidden, obscure
(adjective) difficult to find; âhidden valleysâ; âa hidden caveâ; âan obscure retreatâ
obscure, bedim, overcloud
(verb) make obscure or unclear; âThe distinction was obscuredâ
obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide
(verb) make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; âa hidden messageâ; âa veiled threatâ
obscure
(verb) reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate
(verb) make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; âHer remarks confused the debateâ; âTheir words obnubilate their intentionsâ
obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist
(verb) make less visible or unclear; âThe stars are obscured by the cloudsâ; âthe big elm tree obscures our view of the valleyâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
obscure (comparative obscurer or more obscure, superlative obscurest or most obscure)
Dark, faint or indistinct.
Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
Difficult to understand.
Not well-known.
Unknown or uncertain; unclear.
• The comparative obscurer and superlative obscurest, though formed by valid rules for English, are less common than more obscure and most obscure.
• (dark): cimmerian, dingy; See also dark
• (faint or indistinct): fuzzy, ill-defined; See also indistinct
• (hidden, out of sight): occluded, secluded; See also hidden
• (difficult to understand): fathomless, inscrutable; See also incomprehensible
• (not well-known): enigmatic, esoteric, mysterious; See also arcane
• clear
obscure (third-person singular simple present obscures, present participle obscuring, simple past and past participle obscured)
(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.
(transitive) To hide, put out of sight etc.
(intransitive, obsolete) To conceal oneself; to hide.
• (to render obscure; to darken; dim): becloud, bedarken, bedim, bemist
• Cuberos
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*scure", a. [Compar. Obscurer; superl. Obscurest.] Etym: [L. obscurus, orig., covered; ob- (see Ob-) + a root probably meaning, to cover; cf. L. scutum shield, Skr. sku to cover: cf.F. obscur. Cf.Sky.]
1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim. His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. Prov. xx. 20.
2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed. The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night. Shak. The obscure corners of the earth. Sir J. Davies.
3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. "O base and obscure vulgar." Shak. "An obscure person." Atterbury.
4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects. Obscure rays (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits of the visible portion.
Syn.
– Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse; intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed; unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.
Ob*scure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obscured; p. pr. & vb. n. Obscuring.] Etym: [L. obscurare, fr. obscurus: cf. OF. obscurer. See Obscure, a.]
Definition: 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. They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with obscured lights. Shak. Why, 't is an office of discovery, love, And I should be obscured. Shak. There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by the writings of learned men as this. Wake. And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame Dryden.
Ob*scure", v. i.
Definition: To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark. [Obs.] How! There's bad news. I must obscure, and hear it. Beau. & Fl.
Ob*scure", n.
Definition: Obscurity. [Obs.] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; âthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; âLet them eat cakeââ
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