Obnubilation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɒbnjuːbɪˈleɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Obnubilation is a noun meaning The action of darkening or fact of being darkened, as with a cloud; obscuration.
Meaning
The action of darkening or fact of being darkened, as with a cloud; obscuration.
More Meanings
- (medicine) Obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties.
- Something that obscures or causes confoundment; an obfuscation.
- (rare, literally) A veiling with or concealment in clouds.
Example Sentences
Dimness or obnubilation of sight.
Fog and sunshine, obnubilation and light.
Obnubilations, comas and stupors, each with its clinical and electroencephalographic characteristics.
Let no dark // Obnubilations of salesmen dim the day // Lit by your contract, which is clear, as though it were // A lamp.
Word Forms
- obnubilations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include obscuration, infuscation, caliginosity, shadow, darkness, nebulosity.
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