obscur

Meaning

obscure (dark, faint or indistinct)

Concepts

dark
obscure
dim
abstruse
arcane
gloomy
black
esoteric
recondite
murky
unclear
unintelligible
vague
darkness
dark-skinned

difficult to understand

cloudy
☁️
dusky
cloudiness
expressed
exquisite
faint
benighted
hazy
incomprehensible
indistinct
intricate
involved
knotty
murk
weak

non-white

ambiguous
opaque
poor
abstracted
searching
shadowy
shady
sinister
sombre
wretched
acroamatic

become dark

coloured
complex
complicated
colored
Synonyms

sombre
B1
confus
C1
😕
vague
B2
👋
noir
A2
ésotérique
abstrus
obscurité
B2
faible
B1
foncé
C1
flou
C1
impénétrable
21k
imprécis
incompréhensible
C2
inintelligible
isolé
C1
malintentionné

manquant de clarté

méchant
B1
nébuleux

pas clair

pauvre
A2
profond
B2
sinistre
C1

s’obscurcir

ténèbre
abscons
arcane
bistré

peu clair

devenir obscur

ambigu
32k
brun
C1
cérébral
C2
complexe
B2
compliqué
B1
déroutant
C2
difficile
A1
embrouillé
C2
Translations

dunkel
oscuro
oscuro
obscuro
duister
escuro
donker
karanlık
finster
fosc
scuro
obscuro
obscur
buio
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɔp.skyʁ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle French
obscur
Inherited from Old French
oscur
In summary

Inherited from Middle French obscur, from Old French oscur, from Latin obscurus. The -b- through learned relatinisation in Middle French.

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