noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state or quality of being obscure. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand wordnet
3. 3
   the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination wordnet
4. 4
   the state of being humble and unimportant wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abstrusenesshumblenesshumblenesslowlinessobscurityobscurity

Etymology

From obscure + -ness.

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