Thesaurus: obscurity

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1. n. The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.
2. n. the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
3. n. an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known
4. n. the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
5. The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty. Yuo are not for obscurity designed. Dryden. They were now brought forth from obscurity, to be contemplated by artists with admiration and despair. Macaulay. Syn. -- Darkness; dimness; gloom. See Darkness.
6. The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy;inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.Yuo are not for obscurity designed. Dryden.They were now brought forth from obscurity, to be contemplated byartists with admiration and despair. Macaulay.
7. n:100 n. an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known n. the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination