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noun
The state or quality of being obscure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: incomprehensibility
noun
the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: obscurity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: semidarkness
noun
the state of being humble and unimportant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: humbleness, unimportance, lowliness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: obscurity
History
Etymology tree English obscure Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English obscureness From obscure + -ness.
