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obscurant

/ɑbˈskjəɹənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ob-scu-rant
IPA
/ɑbˈskjəɹənt/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.

adj

Typical of or pertaining to obscurants; obscurantic; obscurantistic.

noun

One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.

noun

A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.

noun

An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.

Etymology

Entering English circa 1793–1799: From German Obskurant and French obscurant, from classical Latin obscūrant-, stem of obscūrāns, present participle of obscūrāre (“to obscure”), from obscūrus (“dark”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Obskurant, obscurant

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑbˈskjəɹənt/
  • British English: /ɒbˈskjʊəɹənt/

Inflected Forms

more obscurant (comparative) most obscurant (superlative) obscurants (plural)

Phrases

obscurum per obscurius

Frequently Paired Words

obscurancy obscurantic obscurantism obscurantist obscurate obscuration obscurative obscure

Questions

How do you pronounce obscurant?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑbˈskjəɹənt/.
What does obscurant mean?
Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
Where does obscurant come from?
It is traced to German.

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