obscurantn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɒbskjᵿr(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈɑbskjər(ə)nt/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from German. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: German obskurant; French obscurant.

Etymology: < German obskurant (1793) and its probable etymon French obscurant (1781 as noun, 1879 as adjective) < classical Latin obscūrant- , obscūrāns , present participle of obscūrāre obscure v.; compare -ant suffix¹.

A. n.

A person who or thing which obscures; a person who strives to prevent inquiry, enlightenment, or reform; an obscurantist.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > intellectual ignorance > [noun] > opposition to enlightenment > one who opposes

obscurant1799

offuscant1799

benighter1818

obscurantist1827

ignorantist1841

obfuscator1841

obscurist1917

1799 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 8 597 On their adversaries they endeavour to impose the names of Finsterlinge, Obscurants, or Bedarkeners.

1810 S. T. Coleridge Friend 8 Feb. 373 I will venture to appeal to these Self-obscurants whose Faith dwells in the Land of the Shadow of Darkness.

1831 W. Hamilton in Edinb. Rev. Mar. 188 The obscurants of that venerable seminary resisted only the more strenuously every effort at a reform within Cologne itself.

1900 E. Clodd in Lit. Guide 1 Nov. 164/2 Here..the battle between the psychological evolutionist and the theological obscurant still rages.

1988 Sci. Amer. Sept. 14/1 A strategic defense would attempt to destroy soviet missiles in the boost stage, before they release their warheads together with obscurants and decoys.

B. adj.

That obscures or darkens; of or belonging to an obscurant; obscurantist.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adjective]

higheOE

dighela1000

deepc1000

darkOE

starkOE

dusk?c1225

subtle1340

dimc1350

subtilea1393

covert1393

mystica1398

murka1400

cloudyc1400

hard?c1400

mistyc1400

unclearc1400

diffuse1430

abstractc1450

diffused?1456

exquisitec1460

obnubilous?a1475

obscure?a1475

covered1484

intricate?a1500

nice?a1500

perplexeda1500

difficilea1513

difficult1530

privy1532

smoky1533

secret1535

abstruse?1549

difficul1552

entangled1561

confounded1572

darksome1574

obnubilate1575

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confuse1577

mysteriousa1586

Delphic1598

obfuscatea1600

enfumed1601

Delphicala1603

obstruse1604

abstracted1605

confused1611

questionable1611

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cryptic1620

obfuscated1620

transcendent1624

Delphian1625

oraculous1625

enigmatic1628

recluse1629

abdite1635

undilucidated1635

clouded1641

benighted1647

oblite1650

researched1653

obnubilated1658

obscurative1664

tenebrose1677

hyperbyssal1691

condite1695

diffusive1709

profound1710

tenebricose1730

oracular1749

opaque1761

unenlightening1768

darkling1795

offuscating1798

unrecognizable1817

tough1820

abstrusive1848

obscurant1878

out-of-focus1891

unplumbable1895

inenubilable1903

non-transparent1939

1878 A. B. Grosart in H. More Compl. Poems Introd. 46/1 Recondite and obscurant speculation.

1879 G. Meredith Egoist I. v. 67 All around, she was yielding her hand to partners—obscurant males whose touch leaves a stain.

1907 J. Davidson Triumph of Mammon v. ii. 142 Its maker, God, or some obscurant will, Transcends substantial things; and psychic powers.

1989 New Yorker 11 Dec. 132/3 Progress it has been, in the cleaning away of obscurant traditions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obscurant
释义	obscurantn.adj. Brit. /ˈɒbskjᵿr(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈɑbskjər(ə)nt/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from German. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: German obskurant; French obscurant. Etymology: < German obskurant (1793) and its probable etymon French obscurant (1781 as noun, 1879 as adjective) < classical Latin obscūrant- , obscūrāns , present participle of obscūrāre obscure v.; compare -ant suffix¹. A. n. A person who or thing which obscures; a person who strives to prevent inquiry, enlightenment, or reform; an obscurantist. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > intellectual ignorance > [noun] > opposition to enlightenment > one who opposes obscurant1799 offuscant1799 benighter1818 obscurantist1827 ignorantist1841 obfuscator1841 obscurist1917 1799 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 8 597 On their adversaries they endeavour to impose the names of Finsterlinge, Obscurants, or Bedarkeners. 1810 S. T. Coleridge Friend 8 Feb. 373 I will venture to appeal to these Self-obscurants whose Faith dwells in the Land of the Shadow of Darkness. 1831 W. Hamilton in Edinb. Rev. Mar. 188 The obscurants of that venerable seminary resisted only the more strenuously every effort at a reform within Cologne itself. 1900 E. Clodd in Lit. Guide 1 Nov. 164/2 Here..the battle between the psychological evolutionist and the theological obscurant still rages. 1988 Sci. Amer. Sept. 14/1 A strategic defense would attempt to destroy soviet missiles in the boost stage, before they release their warheads together with obscurants and decoys. B. adj. That obscures or darkens; of or belonging to an obscurant; obscurantist. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adjective] higheOE dighela1000 deepc1000 darkOE starkOE dusk?c1225 subtle1340 dimc1350 subtilea1393 covert1393 mystica1398 murka1400 cloudyc1400 hard?c1400 mistyc1400 unclearc1400 diffuse1430 abstractc1450 diffused?1456 exquisitec1460 obnubilous?a1475 obscure?a1475 covered1484 intricate?a1500 nice?a1500 perplexeda1500 difficilea1513 difficult1530 privy1532 smoky1533 secret1535 abstruse?1549 difficul1552 entangled1561 confounded1572 darksome1574 obnubilate1575 enigmatical1576 confuse1577 mysteriousa1586 Delphic1598 obfuscatea1600 enfumed1601 Delphicala1603 obstruse1604 abstracted1605 confused1611 questionable1611 inevident1614 recondite1619 cryptic1620 obfuscated1620 transcendent1624 Delphian1625 oraculous1625 enigmatic1628 recluse1629 abdite1635 undilucidated1635 clouded1641 benighted1647 oblite1650 researched1653 obnubilated1658 obscurative1664 tenebrose1677 hyperbyssal1691 condite1695 diffusive1709 profound1710 tenebricose1730 oracular1749 opaque1761 unenlightening1768 darkling1795 offuscating1798 unrecognizable1817 tough1820 abstrusive1848 obscurant1878 out-of-focus1891 unplumbable1895 inenubilable1903 non-transparent1939 1878 A. B. Grosart in H. More Compl. Poems Introd. 46/1 Recondite and obscurant speculation. 1879 G. Meredith Egoist I. v. 67 All around, she was yielding her hand to partners—obscurant males whose touch leaves a stain. 1907 J. Davidson Triumph of Mammon v. ii. 142 Its maker, God, or some obscurant will, Transcends substantial things; and psychic powers. 1989 New Yorker 11 Dec. 132/3 Progress it has been, in the cleaning away of obscurant traditions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1799
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