| slovo | definícia |
obscure
(mass) | obscure
- nejasný, neznámy, skrytý |
obscure
(encz) | obscure,nejasný fjey |
obscure
(encz) | obscure,nesrozumitelný luke |
obscure
(encz) | obscure,nevysvětlitelný luke |
obscure
(encz) | obscure,neznámý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
obscure
(encz) | obscure,nezřetelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
obscure
(encz) | obscure,podivný fjey |
obscure
(encz) | obscure,skrýt luke |
obscure
(encz) | obscure,skrytý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
obscure
(encz) | obscure,temný luke |
obscure
(encz) | obscure,tmavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
obscure
(encz) | obscure,učinit nejasným luke |
obscure
(encz) | obscure,zahalit luke |
obscure
(encz) | obscure,zatemnit luke |
Obscure
(gcide) | Obscure \Ob*scure"\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"), a. [Compar. Obscurer
([o^]b*sk[=u]r"[~e]r); 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.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light;
imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
[1913 Webster]
His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
--Prov. xx.
20.
[1913 Webster]
2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to
the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from
observation; unnoticed.
[1913 Webster]
The obscure bird
Clamored the livelong night. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The obscure corners of the earth. --Sir J.
Davies.
[1913 Webster]
3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. "O base and obscure vulgar."
--Shak. "An obscure person." --Atterbury.
[1913 Webster]
4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or
incomprehensible; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
[1913 Webster]
5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an
obscure view of remote objects.
[1913 Webster]
Obscure rays (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or
visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits
of the visible portion.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse;
intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed;
unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.
[1913 Webster] |
Obscure
(gcide) | Obscure \Ob*scure"\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"), v. i.
To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
How! There's bad news.
I must obscure, and hear it. --Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster] |
Obscure
(gcide) | Obscure \Ob*scure"\, n.
Obscurity. [Obs.] --Milton.
[1913 Webster] |
Obscure
(gcide) | Obscure \Ob*scure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obscured
([o^]b*sk[=u]rd"); 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.
[1913 Webster]
They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with
obscured lights. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Why, 't is an office of discovery, love,
And I should be obscured. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by
the writings of learned men as this. --Wake.
[1913 Webster]
And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame? --Dryden.
[1913 Webster] |
obscure
(wn) | obscure
adj 1: 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 [syn:
obscure, vague]
2: marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was
dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate
Kafka's work say his style is obscure" [syn: dark,
obscure]
3: difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an
obscure retreat" [syn: hidden, obscure]
4: not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes
of the war" [syn: obscure, unknown, unsung]
5: not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the
carpet"; "an obscure flaw" [syn: obscure, unnoticeable]
6: remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the
centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they
inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages
remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"
[syn: apart(p), isolated, obscure]
v 1: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by
the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the
valley" [syn: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate,
haze over, fog, cloud, mist]
2: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused
the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn:
confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate]
3: make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" [syn:
obscure, bedim, overcloud]
4: reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
5: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or
concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn:
obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide] |
obscure
(foldoc) | OBSCURE
"A Formal Description of the Specification Language OBSCURE",
J. Loeckx, TR A85/15, U Saarlandes, Saarbrucken, 1985.
[Jargon File]
|
obscure
(jargon) | obscure
adj.
Used in an exaggeration of its normal meaning, to imply total
incomprehensibility. “The reason for that last crash is obscure.” “The find
(1) command's syntax is obscure!” The phrase moderately obscure implies
that something could be figured out but probably isn't worth the trouble.
The construction obscure in the extreme is the preferred emphatic form.
|
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
obscured
(encz) | obscured,zahalený adj: Zdeněk Brožobscured,zakrytý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
obscurely
(encz) | obscurely,temně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
obscurement
(encz) | obscurement, |
obscureness
(encz) | obscureness,obskurnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
obscurer
(encz) | obscurer,temnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
obscurest
(encz) | obscurest,nejtemnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Clare-obscure
(gcide) | Clare-obscure \Clare"-ob*scure"\, n. [L. clarus clear + obscurus
obscure; cf. F. clair-obscur. Cf. Chiaroscuro.] (Painting)
See Chiaroscuro.
[1913 Webster] |
involute closely coiled so that the axis is obscured
(gcide) | coiled \coiled\ (koild), adj.
curled or wound especially in concentric rings or spirals;
as, a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on
the deck. Opposite of uncoiled.
Note: [Narrower terms: {coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling,
volute, voluted, whorled}; {convolute rolled
longitudinally upon itself};curled, curled up;
{involute closely coiled so that the axis is
obscured)}; looped, whorled; twined, twisted;
convoluted; {involute, rolled esp of petals or leaves
in bud: having margins rolled inward)}; wound]
[WordNet 1.5] |
Obscure
(gcide) | Obscure \Ob*scure"\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"), a. [Compar. Obscurer
([o^]b*sk[=u]r"[~e]r); 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.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light;
imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
[1913 Webster]
His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
--Prov. xx.
20.
[1913 Webster]
2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to
the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from
observation; unnoticed.
[1913 Webster]
The obscure bird
Clamored the livelong night. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The obscure corners of the earth. --Sir J.
Davies.
[1913 Webster]
3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. "O base and obscure vulgar."
--Shak. "An obscure person." --Atterbury.
[1913 Webster]
4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or
incomprehensible; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
[1913 Webster]
5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an
obscure view of remote objects.
[1913 Webster]
Obscure rays (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or
visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits
of the visible portion.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse;
intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed;
unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.
[1913 Webster]Obscure \Ob*scure"\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"), v. i.
To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
How! There's bad news.
I must obscure, and hear it. --Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster]Obscure \Ob*scure"\, n.
Obscurity. [Obs.] --Milton.
[1913 Webster]Obscure \Ob*scure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obscured
([o^]b*sk[=u]rd"); 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.
[1913 Webster]
They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with
obscured lights. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Why, 't is an office of discovery, love,
And I should be obscured. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by
the writings of learned men as this. --Wake.
[1913 Webster]
And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame? --Dryden.
[1913 Webster] |
Obscure rays
(gcide) | Obscure \Ob*scure"\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"), a. [Compar. Obscurer
([o^]b*sk[=u]r"[~e]r); 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.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light;
imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
[1913 Webster]
His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
--Prov. xx.
20.
[1913 Webster]
2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to
the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from
observation; unnoticed.
[1913 Webster]
The obscure bird
Clamored the livelong night. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The obscure corners of the earth. --Sir J.
Davies.
[1913 Webster]
3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. "O base and obscure vulgar."
--Shak. "An obscure person." --Atterbury.
[1913 Webster]
4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or
incomprehensible; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
[1913 Webster]
5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an
obscure view of remote objects.
[1913 Webster]
Obscure rays (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or
visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits
of the visible portion.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse;
intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed;
unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.
[1913 Webster] |
Obscured
(gcide) | Obscure \Ob*scure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obscured
([o^]b*sk[=u]rd"); 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.
[1913 Webster]
They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with
obscured lights. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
Why, 't is an office of discovery, love,
And I should be obscured. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by
the writings of learned men as this. --Wake.
[1913 Webster]
And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame? --Dryden.
[1913 Webster] |
Obscurely
(gcide) | Obscurely \Ob*scure"ly\, adv.
In an obscure manner. --Milton.
[1913 Webster] |
Obscurement
(gcide) | Obscurement \Ob*scure"ment\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"ment), n.
The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured;
obscuration. --Pomfret.
[1913 Webster] |
Obscureness
(gcide) | Obscureness \Ob*scure"ness\, n.
Obscurity. --Bp. Hall.
[1913 Webster] |
Obscurer
(gcide) | Obscure \Ob*scure"\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"), a. [Compar. Obscurer
([o^]b*sk[=u]r"[~e]r); 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.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light;
imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
[1913 Webster]
His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
--Prov. xx.
20.
[1913 Webster]
2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to
the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from
observation; unnoticed.
[1913 Webster]
The obscure bird
Clamored the livelong night. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The obscure corners of the earth. --Sir J.
Davies.
[1913 Webster]
3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. "O base and obscure vulgar."
--Shak. "An obscure person." --Atterbury.
[1913 Webster]
4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or
incomprehensible; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
[1913 Webster]
5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an
obscure view of remote objects.
[1913 Webster]
Obscure rays (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or
visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits
of the visible portion.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse;
intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed;
unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.
[1913 Webster]Obscurer \Ob*scur"er\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"[~e]r), n.
One who, or that which, obscures.
[1913 Webster] |
Obscurest
(gcide) | Obscure \Ob*scure"\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"), a. [Compar. Obscurer
([o^]b*sk[=u]r"[~e]r); 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.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light;
imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
[1913 Webster]
His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
--Prov. xx.
20.
[1913 Webster]
2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to
the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from
observation; unnoticed.
[1913 Webster]
The obscure bird
Clamored the livelong night. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
The obscure corners of the earth. --Sir J.
Davies.
[1913 Webster]
3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. "O base and obscure vulgar."
--Shak. "An obscure person." --Atterbury.
[1913 Webster]
4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or
incomprehensible; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
[1913 Webster]
5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an
obscure view of remote objects.
[1913 Webster]
Obscure rays (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or
visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits
of the visible portion.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse;
intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed;
unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.
[1913 Webster] |
Subobscurely
(gcide) | Subobscurely \Sub`ob*scure"ly\, adv.
Somewhat obscurely or darkly. [R.] --Donne.
[1913 Webster] |
Unobscured
(gcide) | Unobscured \Unobscured\
See obscured. |
obscurely
(wn) | obscurely
adv 1: in an obscure manner; "this work is obscurely written" |
obscureness
(wn) | obscureness
n 1: the state of being humble and unimportant [syn:
humbleness, unimportance, obscureness, lowliness]
2: the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of
adequate illumination [syn: obscurity, obscureness]
3: the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to
understand [syn: obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness,
reconditeness] [ant: clarity, clearness, limpidity,
lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity] |
|