单词 | obscurant |
释义 | obscurant[ uhb-skyoor-uhnt ] / əbˈskyʊər ənt / nouna person who strives to prevent the increase and spread of knowledge. a person who obscures. adjectivepertaining to or characteristic of obscurants. tending to make obscure. Origin of obscurant1790–1800; <Latin obscūrant- (stem of obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre), equivalent to obscūr(us) dark + -ant--ant Words nearby obscurantOBrit, obrogation, obs., obscene, obscenity, obscurant, obscurantism, obscuration, obscure, obscurity, obscurum per obscurius Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for obscurant
British Dictionary definitions for obscurantobscurant / (əbˈskjʊərənt) / nounan opposer of reform and enlightenment adjectiveof or relating to an obscurant causing obscurity Derived forms of obscurantobscurantism, nounobscurantist, noun, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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