l'
/ɔp.sky.ʁi.te/
Translation
darkness, obscurity
Word origin
From Latin obscuritas, from obscurus ('dark, covered over'). The figurative sense of living in obscurity followed the same path in English.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- obscurus
- English cognates
- obscurity, obscure
Grammar
Examples
l' .
He has always been afraid of the dark.
l', .
In the dark, I can no longer see faces.
L' ' .
Darkness fell over the town all at once.
l'.
His eyes have grown used to the darkness.
l' .
The film was shot in almost total darkness.
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