obscure
obscure Lexical Profile
obscure Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Not discovered, known about, or widely recognized; uncertain or inconspicuous.
"The historian spent years researching an obscure medieval poet whose manuscripts had been forgotten in a monastery library."
Hard to understand, interpret, or express clearly; abstruse or ambiguous.
"The legal contract was filled with obscure terminology that required a specialist to decipher."
Not clearly seen, heard, or perceived; dark, dim, or indistinct.
"Through the heavy coastal fog, the distant lighthouse remained an obscure silhouette against the gray sky."
• verb
To keep from being seen; to conceal or block from view.
"Thick storm clouds began to obscure the mountain peaks just as the hikers reached the ridge."
To make unclear, confusing, or difficult to understand.
"Minor statistical disputes should not obscure the broader findings of the environmental study."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English via Old French obscur from Latin obscurus ('dark, dim, indistinct, unintelligible'), formed from the prefix ob- ('over') and a root related to Sanskrit sku- ('to cover').