obscurity

[ uhb-skyoor-i-tee ]
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noun,plural ob·scu·ri·ties.
  1. the state or quality of being obscure.

  2. the condition of being unknown: He lived in obscurity for years before winning acclaim.

  1. uncertainty of meaning or expression; ambiguity.

  2. an unknown or unimportant person or thing.

  3. darkness; dimness; indistinctness.

Origin of obscurity

1
1470–80; late Middle English <Middle French obscurite<Latin obscūritās, equivalent to obscūr(us) obscure + -itās-ity

Other words from obscurity

  • non·ob·scu·ri·ty, noun, plural non·ob·scu·ri·ties.

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British Dictionary definitions for obscurity

obscurity

/ (əbˈskjʊərɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. the state or quality of being obscure

  2. an obscure person or thing

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