Definitions

obscuration

[ob-skyoo-rey-shuhn] / ˌɒb skyʊˈreɪ ʃən /

NOUN

concealment

Synonyms

STRONG

beard blind camouflage cover cover-up covering curtain disguise dissimulation front hideaway mask obliteration occultation privacy secretion veil wraps

WEAK

fig leaf hideout red herring smokescreen

Antonyms

WEAK

disclosure divulgence exposition revelation showing telling

NOUN

eclipse

Synonyms

STRONG

concealment darkening decline diminution dimming extinction obliteration occultation penumbra shading shroud veil

WEAK

extinguishment

Antonyms

STRONG

increase

NOUN

film

Synonyms

STRONG

blur cloud coat covering dusting fabric foil fold gauze haze haziness integument layer leaf membrane mistiness nebula opacity partition pellicle scum sheet skin transparency veil web

WEAK

brume

NOUN

mumbo jumbo

Synonyms

WEAK

claptrap double-talk empty talk gibberish gobbledygook hocus-pocus hogwash mere words

NOUN

shade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

shadow

STRONG

adumbration blackness coolness cover darkness dusk gloominess obscurity penumbra screen semidarkness shadiness shadows umbra umbrage

Antonyms

STRONG

light lightness

WEAK

brightness gap

NOUN

shadow

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dark gloom obscurity shade

STRONG

adumbration cover dimness dusk penumbra protection shelter umbra umbrage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

brightness light

WEAK

information

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The greatest Obscuration they assign to have been 7. dig.

From Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666 Giving some Accompt of the present Undertakings, Studies, and Labours of the Ingenious in many considerable parts of the World by Oldenburg, Henry

obscuration

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