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obscurement

obscurement noun: the act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.

Noun

obscurement (countable and uncountable, plural obscurements)

  1. The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.
    • Now bolder fires appear, / And o'er the palpable obscurement sport.a. 1702, John Pomfret, Poems upon Several Occasions

Forms of obscurement

pluralobscurements

Origin of obscurement

From obscure + -ment.

Questions about obscurement

What does obscurement mean?
Obscurement means the act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured.
What part of speech is obscurement?
Obscurement is a noun.
What is the plural of obscurement?
The plural of obscurement is obscurements.

Words near obscurement in the dictionary

  1. obscure
  2. obscure honeyeater
  3. obscured
  4. obscuredly
  5. obscurely
  6. obscurement
  7. obscurements
  8. obscureness
  9. obscurenesses
  10. obscurer
  11. obscurers

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