obscurantism
— Noun
– English
～ a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
obscurantist
— Noun
– English
～ a person who is deliberately vague
obscure
— Verb
– English
～ make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
obscure
— Verb
– English
～ make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
obscure
— Verb
– English
～ make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
obscure
— Verb
– English
～ reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
obscure
— Verb
– English
～ make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
obscure
— Adjective
– English
～ marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"
obscure
— Adjective
– English
～ not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"
obscure
— Adjective
– English
～ difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"
obscure
— Adjective
– English
～ not clearly expressed or understood; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke
obscure
— Adjective
– English
～ remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"
obscure
— Adjective
– English
～ not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw"
obscurely
— Adverb
– English
～ in an obscure manner; "this work is obscurely written"
obscureness
— Noun
– English
～ the state of being humble and unimportant
obscureness
— Noun
– English
～ the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
obscureness
— Noun
– English
～ the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
obscurity
— Noun
– English
～ the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
obscurity
— Noun
– English
～ an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years"
obscurity
— Noun
– English
～ the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand