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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|};
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[Noun] | "obscure"
1: obscurity
Origin: 1667 ;
Derivative of {see: |obscure:1|obscure:1};
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[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 "
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(2) - { obscure } : ( ✔ )Innoffensive?
[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 "
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# 1 - { Obscure:2338306 }
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[ "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.
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[ "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?"
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[ "obscure" ]
1: for someone to be extremely weird for what, very weird and sussy (sus)
* e.g., ... steven is so obscure for what!
# 4 - { obscurism:8843091 }
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[ "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.
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[ "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!"
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[ "Obscure" ]
1: A term used to describe something that barely anyone knows about.
* e.g., ... "Bruh, that Japanese retro game is hella obscure."
# 7 - { Obscurity:16320530 }
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[ "Obscurity" ]
1: The state of being insignificant on your own birthday
* e.g., ... Ajitesh is so obscure, his instagram handle should be Obscurity.
# 8 - { obscurity:2456893 }
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[ "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"
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[ "obscuritiness" ]
1: backgrouns; obscure
* e.g., ... the obscuritiness of the whole situation is amazing!
[ "obscuritiness" ]
2: the plural form of obscure
# 10 - { obscure:2075211 }
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[ "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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