He lived and died in obscurity.
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Obscurity
//əbˈskjʊəɹɪti//
Synonyms for "obscurity" (166 found)
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Closest matches (34)
Strong matches (49)
depthdisorderdummyduskduskinessegyptian darknessentropyerebusesotericafaintnessfeeblenessfigureheadfilminessfogfogginessformlessnessfuzzinessgeneralitygloomhalf-visibility
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hazehazinessill-definednessimperviousness to lightimprecisioninaccuracyinchoatenessincoherenceindecisivenessindefinablenessindefinitenessindeterminatenessindistinguishabilityinexactnessingloriousnessinsignificanceinsignificancyintense darknessintransparencyintricacyjackstrawlaxitylightlessnesslightweightlimbolittle fellowlittle guyloosenesslow profile
Related words (83)
man in the streetman of strawmediocritymessinessmistmistinessmoonlessnessmumbo jumbomurkmurkinessmysterymystificationnamelessnessnebbishnebulousnessnightnobodynobody one knowsnonentitynothing
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obfuscationoblivionobscurantismobscurationobscureobscure darknessobscurenessopaqueopaquenessorderlessnesspalenessperplexitypip squeakpip-squeakpitch-darknesspitchy darknessprofunditypunkroilroilednessruntscrubsecretsemivisibilityshadeshadowshadowinessshapelessnessshrimpsmall frysmall potatosmall potatoessoft focussquirtsquitstarlessnesssunlessnessswarthinesssweepingnesstenebrositytenebrousnessthe palpable obscuretotal darknessturbidityturbidnessuncertaintyunclarityunclearnessunimportanceunintelligibilityunknownnessunplainnessvague appearancevaguenessvelvet darknessweaknesswhiffetwhippersnapper
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1 entriesTranslations
43 translations across 18 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ἀμαυρότης noun (The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand)
- ἀφάνεια noun (The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown)
Arabic
1 entries- إِبْهَام noun (The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand)
Asturian
1 entries- escuridá noun (darkness; the absence of light)
Bulgarian
4 entries- мрак noun (darkness; the absence of light)
- неизвестност noun (The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown)
- неразбираемост noun (The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand)
- тъмнина noun (darkness; the absence of light)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 黑暗 noun (darkness; the absence of light)
French
1 entries- obscurité noun (darkness; the absence of light)
Greek
4 entries- ασάφεια noun (The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand)
- ασημότητα noun (The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown)
- αφάνεια noun (The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown)
- θολότητα noun (The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand)
Hindi
3 entries- अख्याति noun (The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown)
- गहनता noun (The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand)
- दुर्बोध्यता noun (The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand)
Irish
2 entries- aduaine noun (The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown)
- aduaine noun (The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand)
Italian
1 entries- oscurità noun (darkness; the absence of light)
Japanese
3 entries- 暗黒 noun (darkness; the absence of light)
- 無名 noun (The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown)
- 闇 noun (darkness; the absence of light)
Latin
1 entries- obscūritās noun (The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand)
Polish
2 entries- ciemność noun (darkness; the absence of light)
- mrok noun (darkness; the absence of light)
Portuguese
1 entries- obscuridade noun (darkness; the absence of light)
Romanian
1 entries- obscuritate noun (darkness; the absence of light)
Russian
4 entries- безве́стность noun (The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown)
- мрак noun (darkness; the absence of light)
- неизве́стность noun (The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown)
- нея́сность noun (The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand)
Spanish
4 entries- obscuración noun (The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown)
- obscuración noun (The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand)
- obscuridad noun (The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown)
- obscuridad noun (The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand)
Tarifit
1 entries- taǧǧest noun (darkness; the absence of light)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
He lived in obscurity.
Source: tatoeba (303842)
I'm afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery.
Source: tatoeba (690955)
Hegel's philosophy is so odd that no one would have expected him to be able to get sane men to accept it, but he did. He set it out with so much obscurity that people thought it must be profound.
Source: tatoeba (709208)
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