obscure.
Dark, faint or indistinct.
Meaning & usage
Dark, faint or indistinct.
Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
Difficult to understand; abstruse.
an obscure passage or inscription; The speaker made obscure references to little-known literary works.
Not well-known.
Unknown or uncertain; unclear.
The etymological roots of the word "blizzard" are obscure and open to debate.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English obscure, from Old French obscur, from Latin obscūrus (“dark, dusky, indistinct”), from ob- + *scūrus, from Proto-Italic *skoiros, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-. Doublet of oscuro.
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.
To hide, put out of sight etc.
To conceal oneself; to hide.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English obscure, from Old French obscur, from Latin obscūrus (“dark, dusky, indistinct”), from ob- + *scūrus, from Proto-Italic *skoiros, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-. Doublet of oscuro.
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