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Meaning of obscure
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obscure
adj 1: not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of
phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure
battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their
descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and
unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so
long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke [syn:
{obscure}, {vague}]
2: marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was
dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate
Kafka's work say his style is obscure" [syn: {dark},
{obscure}]
3: difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an
obscure retreat" [syn: {hidden}, {obscure}]
4: not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes
of the war" [syn: {obscure}, {unknown}, {unsung}]
5: not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the
carpet"; "an obscure flaw" [syn: {obscure}, {unnoticeable}]
6: remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the
centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they
inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages
remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"
[syn: {apart(p)}, {isolated}, {obscure}]
v 1: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by
the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the
valley" [syn: {obscure}, {befog}, {becloud}, {obnubilate},
{haze over}, {fog}, {cloud}, {mist}]
2: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused
the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn:
{confuse}, {blur}, {obscure}, {obnubilate}]
3: make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" [syn:
{obscure}, {bedim}, {overcloud}]
4: reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
5: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or
concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn:
{obscure}, {blot out}, {obliterate}, {veil}, {hide}]
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