Betekenis van:
obscure

obscure
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  • niet waarneembaar
  • not drawing attention
"an obscure flaw"

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obscure
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • not clearly understood or expressed
    "an obscure turn of phrase"
    "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"

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    obscure
    Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • not famous or acclaimed
      "an obscure family"

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      obscure
      Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
        • remote and separate physically or socially
        "an obscure village"

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        obscure
        Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
          • difficult to find
          "an obscure retreat"

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          obscure
          Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
          • collateraal
          • marked by difficulty of style or expression
          "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"

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          obscure
          Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
          • scheefhoekig
          • marked by difficulty of style or expression
          "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"

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          to obscure
          Werkwoord
          • mistig zijn
          • make less visible or unclear
          "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
          "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"

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          to obscure
          Werkwoord
            • make obscure or unclear
            "The distinction was obscured"

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            to obscure
            Werkwoord
            • nevelen
            • make less visible or unclear
            "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
            "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"

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            to obscure
            Werkwoord
              • reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa

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              to obscure
              Werkwoord
                • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing

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                to obscure
                Werkwoord
                  • make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

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                  Voorbeeldzinnen

                  1. His explanation is too obscure to understand.
                  2. The meaning of this sentence is obscure.
                  3. Modern poetry is often most obscure.
                  4. The meaning is still obscure to me.
                  5. For all his genius he is as obscure as ever.
                  6. Much legal language is obscure to a layman.
                  7. There are some obscure points in his proposal.
                  8. The reason why he left the tennis club is obscure.
                  9. The cause of the accident is still obscure.
                  10. The two scholars wrangled over the meaning of an obscure Tibetan phrase.
                  11. May I ask a few more questions about that point? It's a little obscure.
                  12. His thesis doesn't make sense. To begin with, its theme is obscure.
                  13. It is somewhat curious that the three persons whose names are the most universally recorded were of very obscure parentage.
                  14. It shall not disguise, diminish or obscure important items, statements or warnings.
                  15. Take into account the effects of heavy rainfall and the geography of the watercourse to avoid extensive dilution effects that may obscure presence of the pathogen.