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obscurus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dark adj Having little or no light.
  • mysterious adj Difficult to understand or explain; hard to figure out.
  • mystic adj Relating to spiritual or supernatural experiences beyond ordinary understanding.
  • shadowy adjective Dim, dark, or full of shadows.
  • unknown adjective Not known, identified, or familiar.

Senses

obscurus is used for these senses in English:

  • dark Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
  • mysterious Of unknown origin.
  • mysterious Having unknown qualities.
  • mystic Mysterious and strange; arcane, obscure or enigmatic.
  • shadowy In shadow; darkened by shadows.
  • unknown (sometimes, _, postpositive) Not known; unidentified; not well known.

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.

mysterious — full definition

  1. adj Difficult to understand or explain; hard to figure out.
  2. adj Deliberately vague or secretive about something.

Related Latin words