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.