obscurity

CEFRC1

/əbˈskjʊəɹɪti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The state of being unknown or difficult to understand.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.

Examples

  • Obscurity is by no means a proof of deep thought.

  • He lived and died in obscurity.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.

  2. Darkness; the absence of light.

More examples

In context

  • He lived in obscurity.

  • I walked in, and Stroeve followed me. The room was in darkness. I could only see that it was an attic, with a sloping roof; and a faint glimmer, no more than a less profound obscurity, came from a skylight.

  • The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments[…]; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English obscurite, obscuryte, from Middle French obscurité and its etymon Latin obscūritās. By surface analysis, obscure + -ity.