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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand;
[syn: obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness]

2. an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known;
- Example: "he worked in obscurity for many years"

3. the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination;
[syn: obscurity, obscureness]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

obscurity \ob*scu"ri*ty\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]"r[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L.
   obscuritas: cf. F. obscurit['e].]
   The quality or state of being obscure.

   Syn: darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness;
        unintelligibleness; uncertainty.
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              You are not for obscurity designed. --Dryden.
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              They were now brought forth from obscurity, to be
              contemplated by artists with admiration and
              despair.                            --Macaulay.
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   Syn: Darkness; dimness; gloom. See Darkness.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

obscurity
    n 1: the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to
         understand [syn: obscureness, obscurity,
         abstruseness, reconditeness] [ant: clarity,
         clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness,
         pellucidity]
    2: an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he
       worked in obscurity for many years" [ant: prominence]
    3: the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of
       adequate illumination [syn: obscurity, obscureness]