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Pronunciation / Transliteration: obscur
"Les détails de cette affaire restent obscurs."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Not discovered or known about; uncertain.
"He played a minor, obscure role in the historical event."
- 1
Keep from being seen; conceal.
"Heavy clouds tend to obscure the mountain peaks."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French obscur, from Latin obscurus 'dark, dim, hidden'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Obscure" is said worldwide
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obscur
Transliteration: obscur
"Les détails de cette affaire restent obscurs."
unklar
Transliteration: unklar
"Seine Motive blieben völlig unklar."
oscuro
Transliteration: oscuro
"Le origini di questa tradizione sono oscure."
oscuro
Transliteration: oscuro
"El significado de su mensaje era bastante oscuro."
obscuro
Transliteration: obscuro
"Ele encontrou um livro em uma livraria obscura."
अस्पष्ट
Transliteration: aspasht
"उसका बयान बहुत अस्पष्ट था।"
晦涩
Transliteration: huìsè
"这篇文章的语言非常晦涩难懂。"
모호한
Transliteration: mohohan
"그의 설명은 너무 모호해서 이해하기 어렵다."
曖昧な
Transliteration: aimaina
"そのアーティストは日本ではまだあまり知られていない。"
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