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Obscurity

//əbˈskjʊəɹɪti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Darkness; the absence of light. countable, literary, uncountable

    "The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land. It rose in places, black and sharp against the velvety indigo, over her dipping bow, though most of the low littoral was wrapped in obscurity."

  2. 2
    the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown. countable, uncountable

    "The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments[…]; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity."

  4. 4
    the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination wordnet
  5. 5
    The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English obscurite, obscuryte, from Middle French obscurité and its etymon Latin obscūritās. By surface analysis, obscure + -ity.

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