Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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obscure | No | Yes | Yes | No |
blur | Yes | No | Yes | No |
obscure (noun) | blur (noun) |
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a hazy or indistinct representation |
obscure (adjective) | blur (adjective) |
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difficult to find | |
marked by difficulty of style or expression | |
not drawing attention | |
not famous or acclaimed | |
not clearly expressed or understood | |
remote and separate physically or socially |
obscure (verb) | blur (verb) |
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make unintelligible or unclear | become vague or indistinct |
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | make dim or indistinct |
reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa | make unclear, indistinct, or blurred |
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred | make a smudge on; soil by smudging |
make less visible or unclear | to make less distinct or clear |
become glassy; lose clear vision |