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obscure verb

  /əbˈskjɔː(ɹ)/ , /əbˈskjɝ/ , /əbˈskjʊə(ɹ)/ , /əbˈskjʊɹ/
  • (transitive) 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.
 verdunkeln, vernebeln, verunklaren, verwirren
  • (transitive) To hide, put out of sight etc.
 verbergen, verdecken, verschleiern

obscure adjective

  /əbˈskjɔː(ɹ)/ , /əbˈskjɝ/ , /əbˈskjʊə(ɹ)/ , /əbˈskjʊɹ/
  • Dark, faint or indistinct.
 dunkel, finster, dahergelaufen, düster, obskur, unbestimmt
  • Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
 schleierhaft, unbedeutend, unbekannt, unsichtbar, verborgen, versteckt
  • Difficult to understand.
 unverständlich

obscurity noun

  /əbˈskjɔːɹɪti/ , /əbˈskjɝɪti/ , /əbˈskjʊəɹɪti/ , /əbˈskjʊɹɪti/
  • (literary) Darkness; the absence of light.
 Dunkel
  • The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.
 anonym
  • The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
 die Unverständlichkeit, die Unergründlichkeit

obscurant noun

  /ɑbˈskjəɹənt/ , /ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt/
  • An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.
 Dunkelmann, Obskurant
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