 obscurity |
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| 1. | [ noun ] the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand | |
| Synonyms: | abstruseness reconditeness obscureness | |
| Related terms: | clarity incomprehensibility | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known | |
| Examples: | "he worked in obscurity for many years" |
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| Related terms: | prominence standing nowhere oblivion anonymity humbleness | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination | |
| Synonyms: | obscureness | |
| Related terms: | semidarkness | |
| Similar spelling: |
obscurely obscurantist obscurant obscure obscurantism obscureness |
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