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OBSCURE definition: 1. not known to many people: 2. not clear and difficult to understand or see: 3. to prevent…. Learn more.
1. a. : dark, dim. the obscure dusk of the shuttered room. b. : shrouded in or hidden by darkness. standing obscure in the deepest shade. c. : not clearly seen or easily distinguished : faint. obscure markings. 2. : not readily understood or clearly expressed. also : mysterious. a slough of pretentious and obscure jargon Philip Howard. 3.
Obscure definition: (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain. See examples of OBSCURE used in a sentence.
If something is obscure, it's vague and hard to see. Be careful if you're driving in heavy rain — the painted lines can be obscure. Obscure comes from Latin obscurus, which can mean "dark, dim," "unclear, hard to understand," or "insignificant, humble."
If something or someone is obscure, they are unknown, or are known by only a few people.
1. (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain. 2. not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive: obscure motives. 3. (of language, style, a speaker, etc.) not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly. 4. not readily seen, heard, etc.; indistinct; faint.
OBSCURE meaning: 1. not known by many people: 2. difficult to understand: 3. to prevent something from being seen…. Learn more.
obscure meaning, definition, what is obscure: not well known and usually not very impo...: Learn more.
Definition of obscure adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. If something or someone is obscure, they are unknown, or are known by only a few people. [...] 2. Something that is obscure is difficult to understand or deal with, usually because it involves so many parts or details. [...] 3. If one thing obscures another, it prevents it from being seen or heard properly. [...] More. Conjugations of 'obscure'
