obscur — meaning in English

English meaning

• dark adj Having little or no light.
• dense adjective Having parts packed closely together; thick or crowded.
• elusive adjective Hard to catch, find, pin down, or fully understand.
• hazy adj Covered or dulled by haze; not clear.
• obscure adjective Not well known.
• tenebrous adj Dark and gloomy; obscure.

Senses

obscur is used for these senses in English:

• dark (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.
• dense Obscure or difficult to understand.
• elusive Difficult to make precise.
• hazy Obscure; confused; not clear.
• obscure Dark, faint or indistinct.
• tenebrous (literary, also, figurative) Dark and gloomy; obscure. [from 15th c.]

dark — full definition

1. adj Having little or no light.
2. adj Deep or intense in shade rather than light and bright.
3. adj Secretive, sinister, or morally troubling.
4. noun The absence of light; nightfall.

dense — full definition

1. adjective Having parts packed closely together; thick or crowded.
2. adjective Difficult to understand because of complexity or heavy detail.
3. adjective Slow to understand things; not very sharp mentally.

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