| NOUN | attribute | obscurity, obscureness, abstruseness, reconditeness | the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand |
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| state | obscurity | an obscure and unimportant standing | |
| state | obscurity, obscureness | the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination |
| Sounds | ahbskyuh'rahtiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | The quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand. | |
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| Synonyms | obscureness, abstruseness, reconditeness | |
| Broader | incomprehensibility | The quality of being incomprehensible |
| Opposite | clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity | Free from obscurity and easy to understand |
| Spanish | obscuridad, oscuridad | |
| Catalan | foscor, obscuritat | |
| Adjectives | obscure | marked by difficulty of style or expression |
| obscure | not clearly understood or expressed | |
| Meaning | An obscure and unimportant standing; not well known. | |
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| Example | "he worked in obscurity for many years" | |
| Narrower | anonymity, namelessness | The state of being anonymous |
| humbleness, unimportance, obscureness, lowliness | The state of being humble and unimportant | |
| nowhere | An insignificant place | |
| oblivion, limbo | The state of being disregarded or forgotten | |
| Broader | standing | social or financial or professional status or reputation |
| Opposite | prominence | The state of being prominent |
| Spanish | obscuridad | |
| Catalan | obscuritat | |
| Adjectives | obscure | not famous or acclaimed |
| Meaning | The state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination. | |
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| Synonym | obscureness | |
| Broader | semidarkness | partial darkness |
| Spanish | obscuridad | |
| Catalan | obscuritat | |
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