obscurus

Meaning

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

dark

dim

gloomy

mysterious

obscure

dismal

disturbed

dreary

esoteric

gaunt

lugubrious

melancholic

miserable

mournful

mystic

sad

☹️

shadowy

somber

sombre

unknown

sullen

arcane

bleak

depressed

desolate

Opposite of

clārus, lūcidus, manifestus, cōnspicuus

Synonyms

ater

tenebricosus

mysticus

caligineus

arcanus

caeruleus

caliginosus

occultus

secretus

tectus

reconditus

ignoratus

ignotus

nescitus

incognitus

umbrosus

mysterius

myticus

Translations

dunkel

duister

finster

sombre

oscuro

geheimzinnig

mysterieus

fosc

obscur

escuro

oscuro

scuro

donker

tenebroso

μυστήριος

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɔpˈskuː.rʊs]

Etymology

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”).