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obscurity noun

  /əbˈskjɔːɹɪti/ , /əbˈskjɝɪti/ , /əbˈskjʊəɹɪti/ , /əbˈskjʊɹɪti/
  • The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.
безве́стность, неизве́стность
  • (literary) Darkness; the absence of light.
мрак, темнота́, тьма
  • The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
нея́сность

obscure adjective

  /əbˈskjɔː(ɹ)/ , /əbˈskjɝ/ , /əbˈskjʊə(ɹ)/ , /əbˈskjʊɹ/
  • Not well-known.
малоизве́стный
  • Difficult to understand.
непоня́тный, нея́сный
  • Dark, faint or indistinct.
нея́сный, сму́тный, тёмный
  • Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
скры́тый

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.
затемня́ть
  • (transitive) To hide, put out of sight etc.
пря́тать, скрыва́ть

obscuring

затемнение

obscured

затенённый

obscurant noun

  /ɑbˈskjəɹənt/ , /ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt/
  • An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.
мракобе́с, обскура́нт, обскура́нтка
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