obscure
adjective
(of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain.
obscureness
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a word derived from
obscure.
Example Sentences
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And while his aesthetic seems like ingratiating wholesome Americana, there’s an avant-garde obscureness underneath it.
From New York Times ● Nov. 8, 2021
Then it was rain, wind, obscureness of gloom, and lightning.
From The Mutiny of the Elsinore by Jack London
"The obscureness of her birth Cannot eclipse the lustre of her eyes Which make her all one light."
From History of English Humour, Vol. 2 by Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
Subdued splits and splutters whispered from out the obscureness, and a gentle grinding could be heard.
From A Daughter of the Snows by Jack London
As Buck slid along with the obscureness of a gliding shadow, his nose was jerked suddenly to the side as though a positive force had gripped and pulled it.
From The Call of the Wild by Jack London
