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obscura meaning in English

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obscurus [obscura -um, obscurior -or -us, obscurissimus -a -um] adjective

dim, dark, obscureadjective

dingy [dingier, dingiest]adjective
[UK: ˈdɪn.dʒi] [US: ˈdɪn.dʒi]

dusky, shadowy, only faintly / dimly seenadjective

gloomy [gloomier, gloomiest]adjective
[UK: ˈɡluː.mi] [US: ˈɡluː.mi]

imperceptibleadjective
[UK: ˌɪm.pə.ˈsep.təb.l̩] [US: ˌɪm.pər.ˈsep.təb.l̩]

incomprehensibleadjective
[UK: ˌɪnˌk.ɒm.prɪ.ˈhen.səb.l̩] [US: ˌɪŋˌk.ɑːm.prə.ˈhen.səb.l̩]

muted / muffled, inaudibleadjective

obscurusadjective

secretadjective
[UK: ˈsiː.krɪt] [US: ˈsiː.krət]

unclearadjective
[UK: ʌn.ˈklɪə(r)] [US: ʌn.ˈklɪr]

vague / uncertain / dim / faint, poorly knownadjective

obscuro [obscurare, obscuravi, obscuratus] (1st)
verb

cause to be forgottenverb

conceal [concealed, concealing, conceals]verb
[UK: kən.ˈsiːl] [US: kən.ˈsiːl]

darken, obscureverb

make indistinctverb

obscuratio [obscurationis] (3rd) F
noun

darkeningnoun
[UK: ˈdɑːk.ən.ɪŋ] [US: ˈdɑːrk.ən.ɪŋ]

obscuringnoun
[UK: əb.ˈskjʊər.ɪŋ] [US: əb.ˈskjʊr.ɪŋ]

perobscurus [perobscura, perobscurum] adjective

very obscure, very vagueadjective

subobscurus [subobscura, subobscurum] adjective

somewhat obscureadjective