plural of obscurant

Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure. / Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.

One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist. / A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.

(literary) Darkness; the absence of light. / The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown. / The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.

present participle of obscure

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obscure

In an obscure manner.

Dark, faint or indistinct. / Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous. / Difficult to understand. / Not well-known. / Unknown or uncertain; unclear.

(transitive) 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.

The state or quality of being obscure.