obscurus | Latin (lat) | (of character) reserved, secret, close. Dark, dusky, shadowy. Indistinct, unintelligible, obscure. Intricate, involved, complicated. Unknown, unrecognized. |
obscur | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
obscure | English (en) | Dark, faint or indistinct.. Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.. Difficult to understand.. Not well-known. (intransitive, obsolete) To conceal oneself; to hide.. (transitive) To hide, put out of sight etc.. (transitive) 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. |