obscurementn.

Brit.

/əbˈskjʊəm(ə)nt/,

/əbˈskjɔːm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/əbˈskjʊrm(ə)nt/,

/ɑbˈskjʊrm(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obscure v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < obscure v. + -ment suffix. Compare Middle French obscurement darkening (c1350; c1220 in Old French as oscurement in sense ‘obscurity’).

rare.

The obscuring, darkening, or dimming of something; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun] > making or becoming dark

darkeninga1450

obscuring1611

intenebration1656

obscurement1694

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > [noun] > making obscure

obfuscation1536

obscurement1694

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [noun] > production of

obscurement1834

1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 239 The Standard Royal was advanced by Charles the First..not far from the obscurements of Mortimer's-hole.

a1703 J. Pomfret Dies Novissima in Poems (1790) 139 Now bolder fires appear, And o'er the palpable obscurement sport, Glaring and gay as falling Lucifer.

1834 Fraser's Mag. 10 659 There is a noble vein of poetry..which shines through all the obscurement of translation.

1997 AOPA Pilot Dec. 44/3 Airmets are issued for moderate icing, moderate turbulence,..mountain obscurement, and ceilings less than 1,000 feet.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obscurement
释义	obscurementn. Brit. /əbˈskjʊəm(ə)nt/, /əbˈskjɔːm(ə)nt/, U.S. /əbˈskjʊrm(ə)nt/, /ɑbˈskjʊrm(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obscure v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < obscure v. + -ment suffix. Compare Middle French obscurement darkening (c1350; c1220 in Old French as oscurement in sense ‘obscurity’). rare. The obscuring, darkening, or dimming of something; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun] > making or becoming dark darkeninga1450 obscuring1611 intenebration1656 obscurement1694 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > [noun] > making obscure obfuscation1536 obscurement1694 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [noun] > production of obscurement1834 1694 R. Franck Northern Mem. 239 The Standard Royal was advanced by Charles the First..not far from the obscurements of Mortimer's-hole. a1703 J. Pomfret Dies Novissima in Poems (1790) 139 Now bolder fires appear, And o'er the palpable obscurement sport, Glaring and gay as falling Lucifer. 1834 Fraser's Mag. 10 659 There is a noble vein of poetry..which shines through all the obscurement of translation. 1997 AOPA Pilot Dec. 44/3 Airmets are issued for moderate icing, moderate turbulence,..mountain obscurement, and ceilings less than 1,000 feet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1694
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