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单词 obscurenesses
释义

obscure /ob- or əb-skūrˈ/

adjective
  1. Dark
  2. Not distinct
  3. Not easily understood
  4. Not clear, legible, or perspicuous
  5. Unknown
  6. Hidden
  7. Inconspicuous
  8. Lowly
  9. Not famous
  10. Living or enveloped in darkness
noun
  1. Darkness
  2. An obscure place
  3. Indistinctness
transitive verb
  1. To darken
  2. To make dim
  3. To hide
  4. To make less plain
  5. To make doubtful
intransitive verb (obsolete)
  1. To conceal oneself, hide
  2. To darken
ORIGIN: Fr obscur, from L obscūrus, from ob- over, and the root seen in L scūtum shield, Gr skeuē covering

obˈscūrant /-ant or ob-skūrˈənt/ noun

Someone who tries hard to prevent enlightenment or reform

adjective

Of or relating to obscurantism

obscūrantˈism (or /-skūrˈ/) noun

Opposition to inquiry, reform or new knowledge

obscūrantˈist (or /-skūrˈ/) noun

An obscurant

adjective

Obscurant

obscūrāˈtion noun

The act of obscuring or state of being obscured

obscūreˈly adverb

obscūreˈment noun (rare)

obscūreˈness noun

obscūrˈer noun

obscūrˈity noun

  1. The state or quality of being obscure
  2. The state of being unknown or not famous
  3. Darkness
  4. An obscure place, point or condition

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