obscure
obs
ˈəbs
ēbs
cure
kjƊr
kyoor
/ɒbskjˈɔː/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "obscure"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ, āϰāĻšāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻŽāϝāĻŧ

difficult to comprehend due to being vague or hidden
obscure definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The philosopher 's theories remained obscure, only fully appreciated by a small group of experts.
āĻĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļāύāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āϤāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻļ⧁āϧ⧁āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώāĻœā§āĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĻāϞ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϰ⧂āĻĒ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ, āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ

not well-known or widely recognized
obscure definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist 's early works were obscure, with only a few critics appreciating their unique style.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāϜāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϜāύ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϞ⧋āϚāĻ• āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻļ⧈āϞ⧀āϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĻā§‚āϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀, āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ

situated in a remote or isolated area, far from attention or recognition
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She lived in an obscure neighborhood, largely overlooked by outsiders.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āĻŦāĻšāĻŋāϰāĻžāĻ—āϤāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻŽā§‚āϞāϤ āωāĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ, āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āϞāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āύāϝāĻŧ

hidden or not easily noticed
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The flaw in the design was obscure, barely visible to the naked eye.
āύāĻ•āĻļāĻžāϰ āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧁āϟāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻšā§‹āϖ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝāĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āύāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϧāĻ•āĻžāϰ, āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ

shadowy and dark, often lacking clarity or detail due to insufficient light
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The basement was filled with obscure corners that made it feel unsettling.
āĻŦ⧇āϏāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϧāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āϪ⧇ āĻ­āϰāĻž āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻž āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ—ā§‹āĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āφāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to conceal or hide something
Transitive: to obscure sth
to obscure definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Dark clouds started to obscure the sun, casting a shadow over the landscape.
āĻ•āĻžāϞ⧋ āĻŽā§‡āϘ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝāϕ⧇ āφāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻ›āĻžāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make something unclear or difficult to understand
Transitive: to obscure a concept or idea
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Introducing too many characters in the story can obscure its main plotline.
āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ•āϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ•āϰāϞ⧇ āĻāϰ āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻĒā§āϞāϟāϞāĻžāχāύ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to change a vowel sound so that it is less clear or pronounced softly, often becoming a schwa sound
Transitive: to obscure a vowel
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The second syllable of the word is obscured, sounding more like a schwa.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻ…āĻ•ā§āώāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āĻļā§‹āύāĻžāĻšā§āϛ⧇āĨ¤

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obscurely
obscureness
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