Results for obscure
Definitions of obscure:
part of speech: noun
Obscureness.
part of speech: verb
To darken; to hide from view; to make less visible or intelligible; to conceal or disguise; to tarnish; to eclipse.
part of speech: adjective
Dark: not distinct: not easily understood: not clear or legible: unknown: humble: living in darkness.
part of speech: verb transitive
To darken: to make less plain.
part of speech: adjective
Without clearness or distinctness; as, an obscure view; shadowy; dim; dark; as, an obscure room; not easily understood; as, an obscure meaning; illegible; as, faint or obscure writing; remote; unknown; as, he lived in an obscure little village; secluded; humble; as, he occupied an obscure position.
part of speech: adjective
Dark; with, little- light; not- much- known; lying remote from observation; of humble condition; not easily read or understood; not clear.
part of speech: verb transitive
To darken or hide from view; as, clouds obscure the sun; to render less intelligible; as, to obscure one's meaning.
part of speech: adverb
Usage examples for obscure:
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That, also, is still obscure
"Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes", Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -
Duty and desire pointed across the room to the obscure corner.
"The Bells of San Juan", Jackson Gregory -
But this " obscure something" was undergoing strange transformation.
"A Short History of France", Mary Platt Parmele -
The necessity of getting as far as we can into the obscure problems connected with this word is urgent.
"The Ethnology of the British Islands", Robert Gordon Latham