Definitions for obscure

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obscure ob·scure

Spelling: [uh b-skyoo r]

IPA: /əbˈskyʊər/

Obscure is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 215 anagrams from letters in obscure (bceorsu).

Definitions for obscure

noun

1. obscurity.

adjective

1. (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain:
2. not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive:
3. (of language, style, a speaker, etc.) not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly.
4. indistinct to the sight or any other sense; not readily seen, heard, etc.; faint.
5. inconspicuous or unnoticeable:
6. of little or no prominence, note, fame, or distinction:
7. far from public notice, worldly affairs, or important activities; remote; retired:
8. lacking in light or illumination; dark; dim; murky:
9. enveloped in, concealed by, or frequenting darkness.
10. not bright or lustrous; dull or darkish, as color or appearance.
11. (of a vowel) having the reduced or neutral sound usually represented by the schwa (ə).

verb (used with object)

1. to conceal or conceal by confusing (the meaning of a statement, poem, etc.).
2. to make dark, dim, indistinct, etc.
3. to reduce or neutralize (a vowel) to the sound usually represented by a schwa (ə).

Origin of obscure

1350-1400; Middle English Old French oscur, obscur Latin obscūrus dark

Examples for obscure

Words are not more than tasteless drapery to obscure their lines.

And too much of a focus on numbers can obscure strategic truths.

Astrology and black magic are forbidden in Islam; not an obscure point and one that Monis likely knew.

He can barely speak the titles, but manages to let Viridiana and That obscure Object of Desire pass from his lips.

We should not let the much that is to do obscure the much which has been done.

It was about half-past eight, and the night had been obscure for some time.

This was still an obscure question, to which, in her inexperience, she found no answer.

But the authority of his name far exceeds that of our own, famous or obscure though we be.

His parentage was obscure, and he was generally known only by his nickname of Professor.

Whether it was actual ignorance, senility, or some obscure test, it's hard to know.