English-Thai Dictionary

obscure

ADJ(สี  ทึม  มืดมัว  dim murky dark bright tum

 

obscure

ADJ คลุมเครือ  ที่ ไม่ กระจ่าง  ที่ ไม่ชัด เจน  vague ambiguous indistinct clear apparent krum-kluea

 

obscure

ADJ ที่ ไม่ เด่น  ซึ่ง ไม่ เป็น ที่ สังเกต  ซึ่ง ไม่สำคัญ  unknown undistinguished famous celebrated ti-mai-den

 

obscure

VT ปิดบัง  อำพราง  ซ่อน  ทำให้ ไม่ชัด เจน  hide conceal reveal pid-bang

 

obscurely

ADV อย่าง มืดมัว  dimly darkly gloomily yang-mud-mua

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OBSCURE

a.[L. obscurus.] 1. Dark; destitute of light.
Whoso curseth his father or mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. Proverbs 2 :2 .
2. Living in darkness; as the obscure bird.
3. Not easily understood; not obviously intelligible; abstruse; as an obscure passage in a writing.
4. Not much known or observed; retired; remote from observation; as an obscure retreat.
5. Not noted; unknown; unnoticed; humble; mean; as an obscure person; a person of obscure birth.
6. Not easily legible; as an obscure inscription.
7. Not clear, full or distinct; imperfect; as an obscure view of remote objects.

 

OBSCURE

v.t.[L. obscuro.] 1. To darken; to make dark. The shadow of the earth obscures the moon, and the body of the moon obscures the sun, in an eclipse.
2. To cloud; to make partially dark. Thick clouds obscure the day.
3. To hide from the view; as, clouds obscure the sun.
4. To make less visible.
Why, 'tis an office of discovery, love, and I should be obscured.
5. To make less legible; as, time has obscured the writing.
6. To make less intelligible.
There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by the writings of the learned as this.
7. To make less glorious, beautiful or illustrious.
- And see'st not sin obscures thy godlike frame?
8. To conceal; to make unknown.
9. To tarnish; as, to obscure brightness.

 

OBSCURELY

adv. 1. Darkly; not clearly; imperfectly; as an object obscurely seen; obscurely visible.
2. Out of sight; in a state not to be noticed; privately; in retirement; not conspicuously.
There live retired, content thyself to be obscurely good.
3. Not clearly; not plainly to the mind; darkly; as future events obscurely revealed.
4. Not plainly; indirectly; by hints or allusion.

 

OBSCURENESS, OBSCURITY

n.[L. obscuritas.] 1. Darkness; want of light.
We wait for light, but behold obscurity. Isaiah 59:9.
2. A state of retirement from the world; a state of being unnoticed; privacy.
You are not for obscurity designed.
3. Darkness of meaning; unintelligibleness; as the obscurity of writings or of a particular passage.
4. Illegibleness; as the obscurity of letters or of an inscription.
5. A state of being unknown to fame; humble condition; as the obscurity of birth or parentage.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OBSCURE

Ob *scure ", a. [Compar. Obscurer; superl. Obscurest.] Etym: [L.obscurus, orig. , covered; ob- (see Ob- ) + a root probably meaning, to cover; cf. L. scutum shield, Skr. sku to cover: cf. F. obscur. Cf. Sky. ]

 

1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim. His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. Prov. xx. 2 .

 

2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed. The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night. Shak. The obscure corners of the earth. Sir J. Davies.

 

3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. "O base and obscure vulgar. " Shak. "An obscure person. " Atterbury.

 

4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.

 

5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects. Obscure rays (Opt. ), those rays which are not luminous or visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits of the visible portion.

 

Syn. -- Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse; intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed; unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.

 

OBSCURE

Ob *scure ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obscured; p. pr. & vb. n. Obscuring.]Etym: [L. obscurare, fr. obscurus: cf. OF. obscurer. See Obscure, a.]

 

Defn: To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious. They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with obscured lights. Shak. Why, 't is an office of discovery, love, And I should be obscured. Shak. There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by the writings of learned men as this. Wake. And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame Dryden.

 

OBSCURE

OBSCURE Ob *scure ", v. i.

 

Defn: To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark. [Obs. ] How! There's bad news. I must obscure, and hear it. Beau. & Fl.

 

OBSCURE

OBSCURE Ob *scure ", n.

 

Defn: Obscurity. [Obs. ] Milton.

 

OBSCURELY

OBSCURELY Ob *scure "ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an obscure manner. Milton.

 

OBSCUREMENT

OBSCUREMENT Ob *scure "ment, n.

 

Defn: The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured; obscuration. Pomfret.

 

OBSCURENESS

OBSCURENESS Ob *scure "ness, n.

 

Defn: Obscurity. Bp. Hall.

 

OBSCURER

OBSCURER Ob *scur "er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, obscures.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

obscure

ob scure |əbˈskyo͝or əbˈskjʊ (ə )r | ▶adjective ( obscurer , obscurest ) not discovered or known about; uncertain: his origins and parentage are obscure. • not clearly expressed or easily understood: obscure references to Proust. • not important or well known: an obscure religious sect. • hard to make out or define; vague: figurative : I feel an obscure resentment. • (of a color ) not sharply defined; dim or dingy. ▶verb [ with obj. ] keep from being seen; conceal: gray clouds obscure the sun. • make unclear and difficult to understand: the debate has become obscured by conflicting ideological perspectives. • overshadow: none of this should obscure the skill, experience, and perseverance of the workers. DERIVATIVES ob scu ra tion |ˌäbskyəˈrāSHən |noun, ob scure ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French obscur, from Latin obscurus ‘dark, ’ from an Indo-European root meaning ‘cover. ’

 

obscure vowel

ob scure vow el ▶noun another term for indeterminate vowel.

 

Oxford Dictionary

obscure

ob |scure |əbˈskjʊə | ▶adjective ( obscurer, obscurest ) 1 not discovered or known about; uncertain: his origins and parentage are obscure. • not important or well known: a relatively obscure actor. 2 not clearly expressed or easily understood: obscure references to Proust. • hard to make out or define; vague: grey and obscure on the horizon rose a low island | I feel an obscure resentment. ▶verb [ with obj. ] keep from being seen; conceal: grey clouds obscure the sun. • make unclear and difficult to understand: the debate has become obscured by conflicting ideological perspectives. • keep from being known: none of this should obscure the skill and perseverance of the workers. DERIVATIVES obscuration |-ˈreɪʃ (ə )n |noun, obscurely adverb ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French obscur, from Latin obscurus ‘dark ’, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘cover ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

obscure

obscure adjective 1 the truth is that many aspects of a war's outcome remain obscure for years: unclear, uncertain, unknown, in doubt, doubtful, dubious, mysterious, hazy, vague, indeterminate, concealed, hidden. ANTONYMS clear, obvious. 2 obscure references to Proust: abstruse, recondite, arcane, esoteric; mystifying, puzzling, perplexing, baffling, ambiguous, cryptic, enigmatic, Delphic, oracular, oblique, opaque, elliptical, unintelligible, incomprehensible, impenetrable, unfathomable; informal as clear as mud. ANTONYMS clear, plain. 3 rumors from open-mouth radio shows and obscure web sites: little known, unknown, unheard of, unnoticed, undistinguished, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, minor, lowly; nameless, anonymous; unsung, unrecognized, forgotten. ANTONYMS famous, renowned. 4 an obscure shape: indistinct, faint, vague, nebulous, ill-defined, unclear, blurred, blurry, misty, hazy; dark, dim, shadowy; literary tenebrous; archaic caliginous. ANTONYMS distinct. ▶verb 1 a shy and abject manner obscured her prettiness: hide, conceal, cover, veil, shroud, screen, mask, cloak, cast a shadow over, shadow, block (out ), obliterate, eclipse, darken; literary bedim, enshroud. ANTONYMS reveal. 2 human rights are often obscured by the shadow of politics: confuse, complicate, obfuscate, cloud, blur, muddy; muddy the waters of; literary befog, becloud. ANTONYMS illuminate, clarify.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

obscure

obscure adjective 1 he was born about 1650 though his origins and parentage remain obscure: unclear, uncertain, unknown, in doubt, doubtful, dubious, mysterious, hazy, vague, indeterminate, concealed, hidden. 2 obscure references to Proust: abstruse, recondite, arcane, esoteric, recherché, occult; enigmatic, mystifying, puzzling, perplexing, baffling, ambiguous, cryptic, equivocal, Delphic, oracular, riddling, oblique, opaque, elliptical, unintelligible, uninterpretable, incomprehensible, impenetrable, unfathomable, inexplicable; unexplained; informal as clear as mud. ANTONYMS clear, plain. 3 an obscure Peruvian painter: little known, unknown, unheard of, undistinguished, insignificant, unimportant, inconsequential, inconspicuous, unnoticed, nameless, anonymous, minor, humble, lowly, unrenowned, unsung, unrecognized, unhonoured, inglorious, forgotten. ANTONYMS famous, renowned. 4 grey and obscure on the horizon rose a low island | the far end of the room was obscure: indistinct, faint, vague, ill-defined, unclear, blurred, blurry, misty, hazy, foggy, veiled, cloudy, clouded, nebulous, fuzzy; dark, dim, unlit, black, murky, sombre, gloomy, shady, shadowy; literary dusky, tenebrous, darkling, crepuscular; rare caliginous, Cimmerian. ANTONYMS distinct. ▶verb 1 grey clouds obscured the sun: hide, conceal, cover, veil, shroud, screen, mask, cloak, cast a shadow over, shadow, envelop, mantle, block, block out, blank out, obliterate, eclipse, overshadow; literary enshroud, bedim, benight; rare obnubilate, adumbrate. ANTONYMS reveal. 2 recent events have obscured rather than illuminated the issue: confuse, complicate, obfuscate, cloud, blur, muddy; muddy the waters; literary becloud, befog. ANTONYMS clarify, illuminate.

 

French Dictionary

obscurément

obscurément adv. adverbe 1 D ’une manière obscure, peu intelligible. 2 D ’une manière intuitive, vague. : Elle perçoit obscurément les intentions de ses partenaires. SYNONYME intuitivement . Note Orthographique o bsc urément.

 

Spanish Dictionary

obscurecer

obscurecer oscurecer . Conjugación [43 ] como agradecer .

 

obscurecimiento

obscurecimiento oscurecimiento .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

obscure

ob scure /əbskjʊ́ə r /〖ob (…に対して )scure (覆う )〗形容詞 ～r ; ～st 1 よく知られていない, 無名の (unknown )▸ an obscure poet 無名の詩人 ▸ remain obscure 認められないままである .2 (複雑で )意味不明の, わかりにくい ▸ obscure mathematical concepts よくわからない数学的概念 .3 人目につかない, 隠れている ; 辺鄙 （へんぴ ）な ▸ an obscure path 人目につかない小道 ▸ an obscure little village 辺鄙な小村 .4 〈色が 〉くすんだ, どんよりした; 〈音が 〉はっきりしない; 〈形が 〉ぼんやりした ▸ obscure brown くすんだ褐色 ▸ an obscure figure [view ]ぼんやりした姿 [眺め ].5 暗い, 薄暗い ▸ an obscure corner of the room 部屋の薄暗い隅 .動詞 他動詞 1 〈事 〉をわかりにくくさせる, 目立たなくさせる ▸ obscure the fact 事実を覆い隠す .2 …を 見えなく [聞こえなく ]させる , 〈視界 〉をさえぎる (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ The sun was obscured from view .太陽は視界から見えなくなっていた .3 〘音声 〙〈母音 〉をあいまい母音にする .～ly 副詞 漠然と ; 人目にも触れず (ひっそりと ).