obscure
/əbskˈjʊə/uhbs-KYUUR
/əbskˈjʊɹ/uhbs-KYUUR
Meaningdark
Common meaning: dim
Other meanings: little known
- obscurdark, shadowy; hiddenLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1240 · scan
Journey through time
- Latinobscūrus, -a, -um‘dark, shadowy’
- Frenchobscur
- Englishobscure‘dim’ · today
obscur also in: obscurity
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin obscūrus ‘dark, shadowy; hidden’.
Roots
- obscūrus, -a, -um Latin “dark, shadowy; hidden”
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