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The Meaning of obscure
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(superl.) Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
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(superl.) Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.
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(superl.) Not noticeable; humble; mean.
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(superl.) Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
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(superl.) Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects.
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(a.) 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.
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(v. i.) To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark.
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(n.) Obscurity.
Synonyms
befog
,
becloud
,
obnubilate
,
haze over
,
fog
,
cloud
,
mist
,
confuse
,
blur
,
obnubilate
,
bedim
,
overcloud
,
blot out
,
obliterate
,
veil
,
hide
,
vague
,
dark
,
hidden
,
unknown
,
unsung
,
unnoticeable
,
apart
,
isolated
Rhymes
allure
,
amanpour
,
assure
,
badour
,
baldur
,
beladur
,
bijur
,
bloor
,
bonjour
,
boor
,
brochure
,
buhr
,
contour
,
couture
,
cure
,
demure
,
detour
,
duerr
,
dufour
,
endure
,
ensure
,
entrepreneur
,
epicure
,
fluhr
,
foor
,
fuhr
,
gilmour
,
gloor
,
gochnour
,
immature
,
impure
,
insure
,
inure
,
jabbour
,
jure
,
lacour
,
lancour
,
latour
,
lesure
,
lumpur
,
lure
,
manure
,
mature
,
miniature
,
moor
,
moore
,
muhr
,
muir
,
murre
,
observateur
,
pimplapure
,
premature
,
procure
,
pure
,
reassure
,
rednour
,
reinsure
,
ruhr
,
schnoor
,
secure
,
segur
,
spoor
,
stamour
,
stuhr
,
suhr
,
suhre
,
suire
,
sure
,
tour
,
ture
,
uhr
,
unsure
,
your