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Obscure
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(obscurer, obscurest, obscures, obscuring, obscured) 1. If something or someone is obscure, they are unknown, or are known by only a few people. The origin of the custom is obscure... The hymn was written by an obscure Greek composer for the 1896 Athens Olympics. ADJ 2. Something that is obscure is difficult to understand or deal with, usually because it involves so many parts or details. The contracts are written in obscure language... ? straightforward ADJ 3. If one thing obscures another, it prevents it from being seen or heard properly. One wall of the parliament building is now almost completely obscured by a huge banner. VERB: V n 4. To obscure something means to make it difficult to understand. ...the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing... This issue has been obscured by recent events. VERB: V n, V n
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French oscur, obscur, from Latin obscurus Date: 15th century 1. a. dark, dim b. shrouded in or hidden by darkness c. not clearly seen or easily distinguished ; faint ~ markings 2. not readily understood or clearly expressed; also mysterious 3. relatively unknown: as a. remote, secluded an ~ village b. not prominent or famous an ~ poet 4. constituting the unstressed vowel ? or having unstressed ? as its value • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun Synonyms: ~, dark, vague, enigmatic, cryptic, ambiguous, equivocal mean not clearly understandable. ~ implies a hiding or veiling of meaning through some inadequacy of expression or withholding of full knowledge ~ poems. dark implies an imperfect or clouded revelation often with ominous or sinister suggestion muttered dark hints of revenge. vague implies a lack of clear formulation due to inadequate conception or consideration a vague sense of obligation. enigmatic stresses a puzzling, mystifying quality enigmatic occult writings. cryptic implies a purposely concealed meaning cryptic hints of hidden treasure. ambiguous applies to language capable of more than one interpretation an ambiguous directive. equivocal applies to language left open to differing interpretations with the intention of deceiving or evading moral precepts with equivocal phrasing. II. transitive verb (~d; obscuring) Date: 15th century 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 ? • obscuration noun III. noun Date: 1667 obscurity ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & v. --adj. 1 not clearly expressed or easily understood. 2 unexplained, doubtful. 3 dark, dim. 4 indistinct; not clear. 5 hidden; remote from observation. 6 a unnoticed. b (of a person) undistinguished, hardly known. 7 (of a colour) dingy, dull, indefinite. --v.tr. 1 make obscure, dark, indistinct, or unintelligible. 2 dim the glory of; outshine. 3 conceal from sight. Phrases and idioms obscure vowel = indeterminate vowel. Derivatives obscuration n. obscurely adv. Etymology: ME f. OF obscur f. L obscurus dark ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. темнота, ночь; мрак 2. неясность, смутность очертаний 3. темный, слабо освещенный; мрачный obscure corner —- темный угол 4. неясный, смутный, неотчетливый obscure sound —- неясный звук obscure shape —- смутные очертания to have an obscure view of smth. —- неясно представлять себе что-л. 5. смутный, неосознанный obscure feelings —- смутные чувства the obscure beginnings of a great movement —- первые признаки зарождающегося великого движения 6. нечеткий, приглушенный obscure pulse —- слабый пульс, плохо прощупывающийся пульс 7. непонятный, невразумительный; неразборчивый obscure meaning —- скрытое значение obscure explanation —- невразумительное объяснение obscure motivations —- непонятные мотивы the part he played in the matter remains obscure —- его роль в этом деле остается неясной 8. незаметный, малоизвестный; ничем не прославившийся; скромный obscure job —- незаметная должность an obscure book of a forgotten author —- малоизвестная книга забытого писателя he settled in an obscure country village —- он поселился в глухой деревушке many deeds of bravery remain obscure —- многие подвиги остаются неизвестными this obscure family of ours —- наша простая семья 9. матовый, без блеска, темноватый obscure brown —- приглушенный коричневый цвет 10. затемнять, затенять windows obscured by curtains —- окна, затемненные занавесками...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. 1) мрачный, темный; тусклый 2) неясный, смутный 3) непонятный; невразумительный 4) незаметный; неизвестный, ничем не прославленный, безвестный 5) скрытый, уединенный Syn: abstruse, arcane, cryptic, recondite see vague Ant: clear, explicit, plain, transparent 2. v. 1) затемнять; fig. затушевывать 2) делать неясным (о значении слова и т.п.) 3) затмевать; to obscure smb. s fame - затмить чью-л. славу 4) загораживать; to obscure the light - загораживать свет ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 adj 1 not at all well known and usually not very important (an obscure poet | The exact origin of the paisley design is obscure.) 2 difficult to understand (obscure legal phrases) - obscurely adv ~2 v 1 to make something difficult to know or understand (obscure the fact/issue etc) (Recent successes obscure the fact that the company is still in trouble.) 2 to prevent something from being seen or heard clearly (Thick cloud obscured the stars from view.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 14c., from O.Fr. obscur "dark, dim, not clear," from L. obscurus "covered over, dark, obscure," from ob "over" + -scurus "covered," from PIE *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal;" source of sky and L. scutum "shield" and Gk. skeue "dress." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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