obscure
Dark, faint or indistinctDark, faint or indistinct.
» The meaning of this sentence is obscure.
Die Bedeutung dieses Satzes ist unklar.
Die Bedeutung dieses Urteils ist unklar.
Смысл этого предложения неясен.
Значення цього речення незрозуміле.
Meaning
5 sensesDark, faint or indistinct.
obskur, dunkel, vernebelt
тёмныйtjómnyj, нея́сныйnejásnyj, сму́тныйsmútnyj
Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
unbedeutend, versteckt, verborgen
скры́тыйskrýtyj
Difficult to understand; abstruse.
an obscure passage or inscription; The speaker made obscure references to little-known literary works.
unverständlich
непоня́тныйneponjátnyj, нея́сныйnejásnyj, туманныйtumannyj
difficult to find
Not well-known.
малоизве́стныйmaloizvéstnyj
Unknown or uncertain; unclear.
The etymological roots of the word "blizzard" are obscure and open to debate.
Examples
55 sentencesThe meaning of this sentence is obscure.
Значення цього речення незрозуміле.
ruСмысл этого предложения неясен.
deDie Bedeutung dieses Satzes ist unklar.
The reason why he left the tennis club is obscure.
Причина, з якої він залишив тенісний клуб, неясна.
deWarum er den Tennisklub verließ, ist nicht klar.
The goal is not to affect current oil production, but to obscure that country's energy future.
Down in the valley a mist like a white feather rose gently into a white cloud, and obscured everything.
Modern poetry is often most obscure.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English obscure, from Old French obscur, from Latin obscūrus (“dark, dusky, inFrom 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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Forms
obscurer/more obscure, obscurest/most obscure| Comparative | obscurer / more obscure Lesson |
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| Superlative | obscurest / most obscure Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
129 synonymsAntonyms
71 antonymsWord family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form