obscure

Etymology
From, from , from , from , from , from. .

Adjective

 * 1) Dark, faint or indistinct.
 * 2) * 1892, Denton Jaques Snider, , 1, 1-2 (originally by )
 * I found myself in an obscure wood.
 * 1) Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
 * 2) Difficult to understand.
 * 3) Not well-known.
 * 4) Unknown or uncertain; unclear.
 * The etymological roots of the word "blizzard" are obscure and open to debate.
 * 1) Not well-known.
 * 2) Unknown or uncertain; unclear.
 * The etymological roots of the word "blizzard" are obscure and open to debate.
 * 1) Not well-known.
 * 2) Unknown or uncertain; unclear.
 * The etymological roots of the word "blizzard" are obscure and open to debate.

Usage notes

 * The comparative obscurer and superlative obscurest, though formed by valid rules for English, are less common than more obscure and most obscure.

Synonyms

 * , ; See also Thesaurus:dark
 * , ; See also Thesaurus:indistinct
 * , ; See also Thesaurus:hidden
 * , ; See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible
 * ,, ; See also Thesaurus:arcane

Translations

 * Arabic: مُظْلِم
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech:,  nezřetelný
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: obskura
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: ბუნდოვანი
 * German:, , , , , , , , , dahergelaufen
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Khmer:, លឹម, ព្រឹលៗ
 * Korean: 애매한
 * Macedonian: нејасен, мрачен, замаглен
 * Maori: rehurehu, tāpōuri
 * Old Norse: myrkr
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scots: mirk
 * Spanish:
 * Suku: obscure
 * Swedish:
 * Thai:
 * Vietnamese: ,


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:, , , , ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: ,
 * Polish:, mało znany
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian:
 * Scots: mirk


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀσαφής
 * Hungarian:, , ,
 * Italian:, poco chiaro, ,
 * Latin: ambiguus
 * Russian: ,
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Russian:
 * Vietnamese: ít người biết đến

Verb

 * 1)  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.
 * 2) * c. 1688',, Preparation for Death
 * There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured in the writings of learned men as this.
 * 1)  To hide, put out of sight etc.
 * 2)  To conceal oneself; to hide.
 * 1)  To conceal oneself; to hide.
 * 1)  To conceal oneself; to hide.
 * 1)  To conceal oneself; to hide.
 * 1)  To conceal oneself; to hide.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, , verunklaren,
 * Italian: ,
 * Maori: whakarehurehu
 * Polish:, przesłonić
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian:


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, ,
 * Italian: ,
 * Latin: caecō
 * Polish: ,
 * Romanian:, oculta
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: ,