obscurity
NounUS[uhb-skyoor-uh-tee]/əbˈskjʊrəti/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understandSynonyms: obscurenessabstrusenessreconditenessType of incomprehensibility
- an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known“he worked in obscurity for many years”Opposite prominenceType of standingKinds oblivion, nowhere, anonymity, humbleness
- the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illuminationSynonyms: obscurenessType of semidarkness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
ob·scu′ri·ty (ŏb-skū′rĭ-ty̆), noun
Origin: L. obscuritas: cf. F. obscurité.
The quality or state of being obscure. Syn. — darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.
You are not for obscurity designed.— John Dryden
They were now brought forth from obscurity, to be contemplated by artists with admiration and despair.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
Synonyms: Darkness; dimness; gloom. See Darkness.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54