Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured; obscuration.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured; obscuration.

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  • noun The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.

Etymologies

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obscure +‎ -ment

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Examples

  • ALLEN: Well, I don't think there's a solid answer for that because a lot of the areas that they are looking at may have to be looked at again, due to sun glare and obscurement from the ground.

    CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2007 2007

  • And was the even, olive skin of his hands and face continued on past the obscurement of his formally cut clothing?

    The Complete Stories Vol 1 Asimov, Isaac 1990

  • Among the women present -- all well bred -- she suffered no obscurement.

    Eve's Ransom George Gissing 1880

  • Mumford could only hold his tongue and trust that this would be but a temporary obscurement of his wife's amiable virtues.

    The Paying Guest George Gissing 1880

  • While this article will focus on modern applications and technique, cryptography has been in use for three millenia; when literacy was rare, writing could be considered a means of obscurement.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

  • While this article will focus on modern applications and technique, cryptography has been in use for three millenia; when literacy was rare, writing could be considered a means of obscurement.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

  • While this article will focus on modern applications and technique, cryptography has been in use for three millenia; when literacy was rare, writing could be considered a means of obscurement.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

  • While this article will focus on modern applications and technique, cryptography has been in use for three millenia; when literacy was rare, writing could be considered a means of obscurement.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

  • While this article will focus on modern applications and technique, cryptography has been in use for three millenia; when literacy was rare, writing could be considered a means of obscurement.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

  • While this article will focus on modern applications and technique, cryptography has been in use for three millenia; when literacy was rare, writing could be considered a means of obscurement.

    Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

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