obscure

Signification

Adj

1. Dark, faint or indistinct.
2. Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
3. Difficult to understand.
4. Not well-known.
5. Unknown or uncertain; unclear.

Verb

1. 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.
2. To hide, put out of sight etc.
3. (obsolete) To conceal oneself; to hide.

Coupé comme

ob‧scure

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əbˈskjʊə(ɹ)/

Étymologie

From 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.