obscureness
- noun
- /əbˈskjʊrnəs/
- His years of obscureness ended when his invention gained international fame.
Examples
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She lived in obscureness before her novel became a bestseller.
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Despite his talent, he preferred the comfort of obscureness over public attention.
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Her obscureness intrigued many.
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In this world of fame, obscureness can sometimes be a blessing.
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Despite his talent, he preferred the comfort of obscureness over public attention.
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She lived in obscureness before her novel became a bestseller.
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In this world of fame, obscureness can sometimes be a blessing.
Synonyms
84
6.5
Being unknown so other people do not know who you are
69
4.4
A way of behaving to avoid attention or public notice
35
7.4
A time when a person or thing is unknown and not noticed
2
7.4
Hard to find or understand
1
4.6
A situation or thing that is not worth much attention
1
7.3
Quiet and secret actions to avoid being noticed
1
8.7
Being secret so other people do not know about it
1
7.5
A situation where someone or something gets little public attention
1
7.8
A state in which something is out of sight and hard to notice or understand
1
9.6
A state of being unknown and not noticed by many people
1
7.9
Being hard to notice in a place or crowd
1
6.5
Being alone and not seen by other people
A state of not being seen or heard by other people
Antonyms
How Famous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Obscureness comes from the Latin obscurus, meaning 'dark' or 'hidden', and it is the same root as obscure. So obscureness can also mean being 'in the dark' in life—unknown, quiet, or not famous.