obscur
French, adjective/ɔp.skyʁ/
obscur is spelled O-B-S-C-U-R (6 letters) and appears 5.4 times per million words in written French, the 10,655th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obscur is a French adjective meaning “obscure (dark, faint or indistinct)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Où il y a peu, où il n’y a pas de lumière”.
What does obscur mean in English?
adjective
- 1
obscure (dark, faint or indistinct)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Où il y a peu, où il n’y a pas de lumière. 2. Sombre, moins clair, moins vif, moins éclatant, plus brun, plus chargé. 3. Qui n’est pas clair ; qui est inintelligible ; qui ne se fait pas comprendre ou se fait difficilement comprendre. 4. Qui est peu connu ; qui est caché.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of obscur
- obscure feminine
- obscurs masculine plural
- obscures feminine plural
- oscur
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce obscur?
- /ɔp.skyʁ/
- \ɔp.skyʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to obscur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is obscur in French?
obscur appears 5.4 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).