obscurement
/əbsˈkjʊəm(ə)nt/ /əbsˈkjɔːm(ə)nt/rare
noun
The obscuring, darkening, or dimming of something; an instance of this.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Franck (c1624–c1708), travel writer. From obscure + -ment.
- monosign
- monosignative
- monosilicate
- monosiphonic
- monosiphonous
- monoski
- monoskier
- monoskiing
- monosodic
- monosodium glutamate
- monosomatic
- monosome
- monosomic
- monosomy
- monosound
- monospaced
- monospecific
- monospecificity
- monosperm
- monospermal
- monospermic
- monospermous
- monospermy
- monospherical
- monosporangiate