All 3 Uses of
obscure
in
Emma
- Men of family would not be very fond of connecting themselves with a girl of such obscurity—and most prudent men would be afraid of the inconvenience and disgrace they might be involved in, when the mystery of her parentage came to be revealed.
Chpt 1.7-8obscurity = the quality of being difficult to understand or see
- Oh! but dear Miss Woodhouse, she is now in such retirement, such obscurity, so thrown away.
Chpt 2.15-16 *obscurity = difficulty in understanding
- "I am quite sure," he replied, speaking very distinctly, "that he told me she had accepted him; and that there was no obscurity, nothing doubtful, in the words he used;"
Chpt 3.17-18obscurity = the quality of being difficult to understand or see
Definition:
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(obscure as in: the view or directions are obscure) not clearly seen, understood, or expressededitor's notes: Although this meaning of obscure typically refers to seeing or understanding, it can refer to difficulty with any type of detection as when something is hard to hear. It can also more specifically mean vague, or mysterious, or unknown by anyone. Much more rarely, it can mean secretive.