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obscurants

obscurants is the plural of obscurant.

Meaning of obscurant

Noun

obscurant (plural obscurants)

  1. One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.
  2. A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.
  3. An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.

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Questions about obscurants

What is obscurants the plural of?
Obscurants is the plural of obscurant.

Words near obscurants in the dictionary

  1. obscurantisms
  2. obscurantist
  3. obscurantistic
  4. obscurantists
  5. obscurantly
  6. obscurants
  7. obscurate
  8. obscurated
  9. obscurates
  10. obscurating
  11. obscuration

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