obrepticement (-tis-mān), adv., by concealing the truth, obreptitiously.
obreption, n.f., concealment of the truth, reticence, obreption.
obscène, adj., obscene.
obscénité, n.f., obscenity, obsceneness.
obscur, -e, adj., obscure, dark, black, gloomy, sombre; (fig.) mean, humble, mysterious. Il fait —; it is dark. Naissance —e; mean birth. Couleur —e; dark color. Clair-—, (—s-—s) (paint.) light and shade.
obscurantisme, n.m., obscurantism.
obscurantiste, n.m., anti-educationist.
obscurcir, v.a., to obscure, to darken, to dim, to sully, to tarnish, to throw into the shade. — la vue; to dim the sight.
s’obscurcir, v.r., to become obscure, dark; to grow dim. Le soleil s’obscurcit; the sun is hidden. Le ciel s’obscurcit; the sky is overcast. Son esprit s’obscurcit; his intellect or mind is becoming clouded.
obscurcissement (-sis-mān), n.m., obscuration, darkness, dimness.