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obscure

n. இருள்நிலை, விளக்கமின்மை, ஒதுக்கிடம், (பெயரடை) இருளார்ந்த, ஔதயற்ற, புகையார்ந்த, நிற வகையில் மங்கலான, கண்ணுக்குத் தெரியாத, தௌதவாகப் புலப்படாத, தௌதவற்ற, தௌதவாகச் சொல்லப்படாத, எளிதிற் புரியாத, விளக்கமற்ற, ஐயப்பாடான, புதிரான, புதைவான, காட்சிக்குத் தொலைவான, ஒதக்கிடமான, கவனிக்கப்படாத, அறியப்படாத, புகழ்நிலை எய்தாத, தாழ்நிலையான, (வினை) மங்கலாக்கு, தௌதவற்றதாக்கு, மறை, மங்கவை, விஞ்சி ஔதவிடு., புகழ்மறைப்புச் செய்.


Synonyms

dark, dim, lowering, indistinct, enigmatical, uncertain,doubtful, unascertained, humble, unintelligible, mean #verb conceal, darken

Antonyms

bright, luminous, distinct, lucid, plain, plain_spoken,intelligible, unambiguous, ascertained, eminent, prominent #verb reveal, make_known, discover

Ob*scure", a. [Compar. Obscurer; superl. Obscurest.] Etym: [L. obscurus, orig., covered; ob- (see Ob-) + a root probably meaning, to cover; cf. L. scutum shield, Skr. sku to cover: cf.F. obscur. Cf.Sky.] 1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim. His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. Prov. xx. 20. 2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed. The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night. Shak. The obscure corners of the earth. Sir J. Davies. 3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. "O base and obscure vulgar." Shak. "An obscure person." Atterbury. 4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription. 5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects. Obscure rays (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits of the visible portion. Syn. -- Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse; intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed; unknown; humble; mean; indistinct. Ob*scure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obscured; p. pr. & vb. n. Obscuring.] Etym: [L. obscurare, fr. obscurus: cf. OF. obscurer. See Obscure, a.] Defn: 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. They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with obscured lights. Shak. Why, 't is an office of discovery, love, And I should be obscured. Shak. There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by the writings of learned men as this. Wake. And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame Dryden. Ob*scure", v. i. Defn: To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark. [Obs.] How! There's bad news. I must obscure, and hear it. Beau. & Fl. Ob*scure", n. Defn: Obscurity. [Obs.] Milton.


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