1. Hard to understand: Difficult to understand because of not being fully or clearly expressed.
2. Indistinct: Not able to be seen or heard distinctly.
3. Unimportant or unknown: not important or well-known.
4. Known to few people: Unknown to most people, e.g. because of being hidden or remote.
5. Dim: dark, shadowy, or clouded.
1. An obscure passage in the manuscript.
2. Its outlines are obscure, but the object seems roughly cigar-shaped.
3. An obscure portrait painter.
4. An obscure object.
5. An obscure corner of the hall.
1. Dark and gloomy: Lacking light or brightness and producing a dull, dark, or melancholy atmosphere.
2. Dark in color: Having a color or tone that is dark, dull, or suitable for a serious mood or occasion.
3. Serious and melancholy: Marked by or conveying strict seriousness combined with sadness or a troubled state of mind.
NOTE: Sombre is the American version of the word 'Somber'. Somber is Canadian and UK spelling.
A sombre song, depressing and without variety.
Verb:
To begin happening, or begin something, to start.
The year's commences are at the 1st of Januari.
Nederlands:
1) Dutch for Dutch.
2) To be Dutch.
In Dutch:
"Ik ben Nederlands."
"I am Dutch."
It's what we, the Dutch, call our country, The Netherlands.
Nederland is also known as Holland, but Holland is just a province. The capital of Nederland is Amsterdam.
For more info --> See The Netherlands.
Dutch: "Ik woon in Nederland."
English: "I live in The Netherlands."
Province in the Northern part of The Netherlands. Known for its many polders, rivers, lakes... Lots of water there. Also a province where many farmers still ware "klompen" (= wooden shoes).
They speak "Fryske" (= Friesch) in Friesland.
They also speak Dutch in Friesland.