İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. pek az tanınan, pek tanınmayan.
2. sıradan, hiç dikkati çekmeyen; mütevazı.
3. az kişinin anlayacağı, anlaşılması zor.
4. bulutlu, karanlık. f.
5. örtmek; saklamak.
6. karartmak. anlasilmasi güç, kapali, anlasilmaz; karanlik; pek taninmamis, silik, anlasilmaz hale getirmek, karistirmak; gizlemek, gözden saklamak, örtmek. belirsiz,v.karart:adj.belirsiz. engelle. s.
7. bulutlu,. engelle. belirsiz. karartmak, karanlık yapmak, belirsizleştirmek, gizlemek, örtbas etmek, saklamak. karanlık, loş, belirsiz, karışık, anlaşılmaz, telâffuzu zor, kuytu, ücra, gözlerden uzak, bilinmeyen.
8. anlaşılması güç, çapraşık; gösterişsiz, belirsiz, tanınmamış; karanlık yapmak, karartmak; örtmek, bel, obscurity çapraşıklık, belirsizlik, obscurely anlaşılmayacak şekilde, gözden saklamak, obscureness; karanlık, bulutlu.
9. anlaşılması güç. kapalı. anlaşılmaz. karanlık. pek tanınmamış. silik. anlaşılmaz hale getirmek. karıştırmak. gizlemek. gözden saklamak. örtmek.
10. karanlık. güngörmez. muğlak. açık değil. meçhul. mütevazı. karartmak. gizlemek. örtmek. örtbas etmek. bulanık. silik.
11. karart belirsiz, engelle.

Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French obscur, from Latin obscurus
Pronunciation : äb-'skyur, &b-
Function : adjective
Date : 15th century

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1. make vague; make indistinct; make cloudy. vague, hazy; dark, dim; unknown, concealed, mysterious; not clear; hard to understand; not noticeable; of little importance. obscure\ob*scure"\ , v. i. to conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark. [obs.] how! there's bad news. i must obscure, and hear it. & fl.obscure \ob*scure"\, n. obscurity. [obs.]obscure \ob*scure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. obscured ; p. pr. & vb. n. obscuring.] [l. obscurare, fr. obscurus: cf. of. obscurer. see: obscure, a.] 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. why, 't is an office of discovery, love, and i should be obscured. 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?obscure \ob*scure"\ , a. [compar. obscurer ; superl. obscurest.] [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.].
2. covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim. his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness. xx.
3. 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. the obscure corners of the earth. davies.
4. not noticeable; humble; mean. "o base and obscure vulgar." "an obscure person.".
5. not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
6. 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.
7. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
8. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.
9. Not noticeable; humble; mean.
10. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
11. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects.
12. 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.
13. To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark.
14. Obscurity. make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake" make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" not clearly understood or expressed; "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 not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw" not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war".
15. 1. If something or someone is obscure, they are unknown, or are known by only a few people. The origin of the custom is obscure The hymn was written by an obscure Greek composer for the 1896 Athens Olympics.
16. Something that is obscure is difficult to understand or deal with, usually because it involves so many parts or details. The contracts are written in obscure language ¡Ù straightforward.
17. If one thing obscures another, it prevents it from being seen or heard properly. One wall of the parliament building is now almost completely obscured by a huge banner.
18. To obscure something means to make it difficult to understand. the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing This issue has been obscured by recent events.