obscurity (n.)

  1. the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

    [ Syn: obscureness , abstruseness , reconditeness ]

  2. an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; he worked in obscurity for many years'

  3. the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination

    [ Syn: obscureness ]

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