noun, na-adjective
dim and distant; vague and far-off
Literary word describing something hazy, obscure, and far away in space or time; often used for memories, landscapes, or the afterlife. Rare in everyday speech.
冥漠とした記憶の彼方に消えた。
It vanished into the dim and distant reaches of memory.
冥漠たる荒野が広がっていた。
A vague and boundless wilderness stretched out.
漠然 is a common word for 'vague' or 'obscure', while 冥漠 is a rare literary term emphasizing both dimness and distance.
Compound of 冥 (dark, obscure) and 漠 (vague, vast). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; it is a literary Sino-Japanese word.