obscure
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
obscure/əbˈskjʊə(r)/
▶adjective (obscurer, obscurest)
- 1 not discovered or known about; uncertain.
■ not important or well known.
- 2 not clearly expressed or easily understood.
- 3 hard to make out; indistinct.
- 1 keep from being seen; conceal.
- 2 make unclear.
– derivatives
obscuration noun,
obscurely adverb,
obscurity noun (pl. obscurities).
obscuration noun,
obscurely adverb,
obscurity noun (pl. obscurities).
– origin ME: from OFr. obscur, from L. obscurus ‘dark’.
'obscure' also found in these Oxford entries:
becloud
- black
- bloat
- blot
- carline
- chiaroscuro
- cryptic
- cryptogenic
- Delphic
- doggo
- doublespeak
- éclaircissement
- eclipse
- fog
- haze
- hinky
- julienne
- kidney
- log
- matte
- mound
- murky
- mystify
- noise
- noisy
- overcloud
- paddle
- parvenu
- piece
- pightle
- pounce
- quid
- recherché
- recondite
- rotoscope
- scruff
- shag
- silhouette
- slip
- slot
- smoke
- smudge
- submerge
- turbid
- withers
- wowser
- wrinkle
