English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-obscure.ogg|Audio (US)
Adjective
en-adj-more-most
- Dark, faint or indistinct
#* "I found myself in an obscure wood . ." Dante, Inferno,1,1-2
- hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous
Translations
trans-top|dark, faint or indistinct
Arabic: Arab|�ظ�� IPAchar|(mú�lim)
Chinese: ���� (bù qīngch� de), �� (yīn�à n)
Czech: temný m (dark), nez�etelný m (indistinct)
Dutch: duister
Finnish: hämärä (1), vaikeaselkoinen (1, indistinct), huomaamaton (2)
French: obscur
German: obskur
Hungarian: kétes hÃrű, tompa
trans-mid
Italian: oscuro
Japanese: æ�¦æ�§ã�¨ã��ã�� (ã��ã��ã��ã��ã�¨ã��ã��, mÅ�rÅ� to shita), ä¸�æ��ç�ã�ª(ã�µã��ã��ã��ã��ã��ã�ª, fumeiryÅ�)
Korean: ì� 매í�� (aemaehan)
Portuguese: obscuro
Russian: ��мн�й (tjómnyj)
Spanish: obscuro
Swedish: mörk
trans-bottom
Derived terms
obscurity
obscuration
Synonyms
enigmatic
mysterious
Verb
en-verb|obscures|obscuring|obscured
obscure
- transitive To darken, make faint etc.
- transitive To hide, put out of sight etc.
#* "I realized that the purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning, and inhibit clarity." Bill Watterson, Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat page 62
French
Pronunciation
IPA|/�pskyr/
Adjective
obscure
- feminine of obscur
es:obscure
fa:obscure
fr:obscure
io:obscure
it:obscure
hu:obscure
pt:obscure
ru:obscure
fi:obscure
te:obscure
vi:obscure
zh:obscure
|