Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obnubilation

/ɒbnjuːbɪˈleɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ob-nu-bi-la-tion
IPA: /ɒbnjuːbɪˈleɪʃən/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action of darkening or fact of being darkened, as with a cloud; obscuration.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A veiling with or concealment in clouds.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something that obscures or causes confoundment; an obfuscation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1610, John Healey (tr.), Sᵗ. Auguſtine, of the Citie of God: with the learned Comments of Io. Lod. Vives, bk 3, ch. 15, pp. 127–8, note e"
"Let then others glory in their triumphs, and trophies, in their obnubilation of bodies coruscant, that they have brought fear upon Champions, forced contributions from the Herculesses of manhood."
"Fog and sunshine, obnubilation and light."
"Let no dark // Obnubilations of salesmen dim the day // Lit by your contract, which is clear, as though it were // A lamp."
"In 1931 these and other obnubilations…were over the horizon and he gave a set of proofs of The Colonel’s Daughter to Douglas."
"1753 Dec. 17th, John Rutty, A Spiritual Diary and Soliloquies in The Life of Samuel Johnſon, LL.D. (1791), aut. James Boswell, vol. II, “1777. Ætat. 68.”, p. 155"

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin obnūbilātiō. Compare brain fog as a similar metaphor. By surface analysis, obnubilate + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Root: obnūbilātiō

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɒbnjuːbɪˈleɪʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

obnubilations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

obnubilate obnubilated obnubilous

Questions

How do you pronounce obnubilation?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɒbnjuːbɪˈleɪʃən/.
What does obnubilation mean?: The action of darkening or fact of being darkened, as with a cloud; obscuration.
Where does obnubilation come from?: Borrowed from Late Latin obnūbilātiō. Compare brain fog as a similar metaphor. By surface analysis, obnubilate + -ion.

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