English to English
adjective
- Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- Obscurity.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- not clearly understood or expressed
An obscure turn of phrase.
An impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit.
Their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear.
Vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science.
source: WordNet 3.0
- marked by difficulty of style or expression
Much that was dark is now quite clear to me.
Those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure.
source: WordNet 3.0
- difficult to find
Hidden valleys.
A hidden cave.
An obscure retreat.
source: WordNet 3.0
- not famous or acclaimed
An obscure family.
Unsung heroes of the war.
source: WordNet 3.0
- not drawing attention
An unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet.
An obscure flaw.
source: WordNet 3.0
- remote and separate physically or socially
Existed over the centuries as a world apart.
Preserved because they inhabited a place apart.
Tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization.
An obscure village.
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- make less visible or unclear
The stars are obscured by the clouds.
The big elm tree obscures our view of the valley.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
Her remarks confused the debate.
Their words obnubilate their intentions.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make obscure or unclear
The distinction was obscured.
source: WordNet 3.0
- reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
source: WordNet 3.0
- make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
A hidden message.
A veiled threat.
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
- To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
adj
- [obskiúr] Madilim; malabò
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [obskiúr] Padilimín; palabuin
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
