"obnubila"

Question

What does the word obnuvila mean in Mexican Spanish?

Answer 1

Roberto is right, though the spelling is:

obnubilar.

Thanks Heidi...no wonder I couldn't find it. - 00813f2a, Jun 9, 2010

I wondered what those bold "b"s were all about. - geofc, Jun 9, 2010

patching up the error. - 00813f2a, Jun 9, 2010

the original post (question) had it spelled as obnuVila - 00813f2a, Jun 9, 2010

Answer 2

Overall the English dictionaries are close to pathetic on "obnubilate" although Merriam-Webster does at least have an entry which simply says - becloud, obscure. Wiktionary says much the same. Since I first met it in "The Ionian Mission" (book, Patrick O'Brian) I've been biassed by his use of it to describe mental cloudiness induced by opium intoxication. However, this looks like a useful input so here it is.

Answer 3

I think it means it fogs or blinds the vision and understanding.

Nubla, neblina, niebla, I think it comes from this family of words "neblar"

"Hay un poderoso encanto en los clásicos rótulos pintados a mano que nos engancha, encandila y obnubila los sentidos." - bewitching

...mi fe no obnubila mi razón al contrario... - My faith doesn't blind my reason, on the contrary...

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