obscurus

Signification (Anglais)

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) dark, dusky, shadowy
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) indistinct, unintelligible, obscure
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) intricate, involved, complicated
4. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) unknown, unrecognized
5. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) reserved, secret, close

Concepts

sombre

obscur

inconnu

foncé

mystérieux

méconnu

Opposé de

clārus, lūcidus, manifestus, cōnspicuus

Synonymes

ater

tenebricosus

mysticus

caligineus

arcanus

caeruleus

caliginosus

occultus

secretus

tectus

reconditus

ignoratus

ignotus

nescitus

incognitus

umbrosus

mysterius

myticus

Traductions

dark

dunkel

duister

finster

dim

oscuro

escuro

scuro

fosc

geheimzinnig

donker

mysterieus

oscuro

tenebroso

obscure

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ɔpˈskuː.rʊs]

Étymologie (Anglais)

A fossilised compound; from ob- + *scūrus (“dark”), from Proto-Italic *skoiros, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃i-, extension of *(s)ḱeh₃- (“dark”). Compare Old Irish cíar (“dark”) and Old English hār (“grey-haired”).