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      [Verb]  | "obscure" 


      1: to make dark, dim, or indistinct

      2: to conceal or hide by or as if by covering

      3: to reduce (a vowel) to the value \ə\


      Origin: 15th century ;

       Middle English obscuren, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French obscurer, oscurir, borrowed from Latin obscūrāre "to darken, eclipse, dim, conceal from knowledge, make difficult to comprehend," verbal derivative of obscūrus "dim, dark, imperfectly known, concealed from knowledge, incomprehensible" {mat|obscure:1|};

      [Noun]  | "obscure" 


      1: obscurity


      Origin: 1667 ;

       Derivative of {see: |obscure:1|obscure:1};

      [Verb]  | "obscures" 


      1: to keep secret or shut off from view;


        * e.g., " ... the investigative reporters obscured their real motives for visiting the company by pretending the story was about something else "





      2: to make dark, dim, or indistinct;


        * e.g., " ... when it isn't obscured by smog, the view of the city from the observatory can be spectacular "





      [Verb]  | "obscure" 


      1: to keep secret or shut off from view;


        * e.g., " ... the investigative reporters obscured their real motives for visiting the company by pretending the story was about something else "





      2: to make dark, dim, or indistinct;


        * e.g., " ... when it isn't obscured by smog, the view of the city from the observatory can be spectacular "





       [ "Obscure" ]

      1:  Hard to understand: Difficult to understand because of not being fully or clearly expressed.

        * e.g.,  ...  An obscure passage in the manuscript. 


       [ "Obscure" ]

      2:  Indistinct: Not able to be seen or heard distinctly.

        * e.g.,  ...  Its outlines are obscure, but the object seems roughly cigar-shaped. 


       [ "Obscure" ]

      3:  Unimportant or unknown: not important or well-known.

        * e.g.,  ...  An obscure portrait painter. 


       [ "Obscure" ]

      4:  Known to few people: Unknown to most people, e.g. because of being hidden or remote.

        * e.g.,  ...  An obscure object. 


       [ "Obscure" ]

      5:  Dim: dark, shadowy, or clouded.

        * e.g.,  ...  An obscure corner of the hall. 

       [ "Obscure" ]

      1: A commonly used word in the dictionary of the Hipster.

        * e.g.,  ... Hipster: "Have you heard the new Peter Bjorn and John album?" 


       [ "Obscure" ]

      2: Used to define something that 'you wouldn't understand' or 'probably never heard of'.

        * e.g.,  ... Friend: "Who?" 

       [ "obscure" ]

      1: for someone to be extremely weird for what, very weird and sussy (sus)

        * e.g.,  ... steven is so obscure for what! 

       [ "obscurism" ]

      1: The practice of peppering daily life with obscure references (forgotten films, dead TV stars, unpopular book, defunct countries, etc.) as a subliminal means of showcasing one's education and one's wish to disassociate from the world of mass culture.

        * e.g.,  ... Jill has become such a master in obscurism that no one even knows what she's talking about anymore. 

       [ "obscurant" ]

      1: One who willfully hides information, especially to prevent others from attaining knowledge or wisdom; also, tending to obscure, pertaining to the act of obscuring.

        * e.g.,  ... "Why are you being such an obscurant!" 

       [ "Obscure" ]

      1: A term used to describe something that barely anyone knows about.

        * e.g.,  ... "Bruh, that Japanese retro game is hella obscure." 

       [ "Obscurity" ]

      1: The state of being insignificant on your own birthday

        * e.g.,  ... Ajitesh is so obscure, his instagram handle should be Obscurity. 

       [ "obscurity" ]

      1: a z-list celebrity. someone who's only claim to fame is having appeared on a reality tv show or other no-brain entertainment.

        * e.g.,  ... "they aren't so much a celebrity, more like an obscurity" 

       [ "obscuritiness" ]

      1: backgrouns; obscure

        * e.g.,  ... the obscuritiness of the whole situation is amazing! 


       [ "obscuritiness" ]

      2: the plural form of obscure

       [ "obscure" ]

      1: Not mainstream; weird. Trying to be different; a rebel.

        * e.g.,  ... Nick Delahaye is not mainstream, he is obscure because he listens to crappy music. 

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