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- Dictionaryobscure/əbˈskjʊə/
adjective
- 1. not discovered or known about; uncertain: "his origins and parentage are obscure" Similar
- 2. not clearly expressed or easily understood: "obscure references to Proust" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. keep from being seen; conceal: "grey clouds obscure the sun" Similar Opposite
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OBSCURE definition: 1. not known to many people: 2. not clear and difficult to understand or see: 3. to prevent…. Learn more.
Obscure can be an adjective, verb, or noun, and it means not clearly understood, seen, or expressed, or hidden or concealed. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words.
Obscure means not well known or difficult to understand. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, collocations and word origin from OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.
Obscure can be an adjective or a verb, and it means unknown, unclear, or difficult to understand. It can also mean to hide, cover, or make indistinct. See synonyms, pronunciation, and examples of obscure.
Obscure definition: (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain. See examples of OBSCURE used in a sentence.
Obscure can be an adjective or a verb. As an adjective, it means not known by many people or difficult to understand. As a verb, it means to prevent something from being seen or heard, or to make something difficult to understand.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the verb obscure, which means to make something difficult to see, hear or understand. See pictures, collocations and synonyms of obscure in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.