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

Obscurely.

Usage examples for obscure:

• 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