ofuscante

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin offuscantem, corresponding to ofuscar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.fusˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /o.fuʃˈkɐ̃.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.fusˈkɐ̃.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.fuʃˈkɐ̃.tɨ/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɨ, -ɐ̃tʃi
Hyphenation: o‧fus‧can‧te

Adjective

ofuscante m or f (plural ofuscantes)

obfuscating (that makes something more confusing in order to conceal the truth)
blinding (of a light: so bright that it causes a person to go momentarily blind)

Alternative forms

offuscante (obsolete)

Further reading

“ofuscante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“ofuscante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026