obscurant
pronunciation
How to pronounce obscurant in British English:
UK [ɒb'skjʊərənt]
How to pronounce obscurant in American English:
US [əb'skjʊrənt]
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- Adjective:
- making undecipherable or imperceptible
Word Origin
- obscurant (adj.)
- 1878, from Latin obscurantem (nominative obscurans), present participle of obscurare (see obscure (v.)).
Example
- 1. Obliterating mists ; an obscurant bank of clouds .
- 2. We white-collars received no more than obscurant and brainwashing education from the company .
- 3. The use of white phosphorus as a weapon as opposed to its use as an obscurant and infrared blocking smoke screen is banned by the un 's third convention on conventional weapons , which covers the use of incendiary devices .