obscurity
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7.4
- noun
- /əbˈskjʊrɪti/
- Bohr was notorious for the obscurity of his writing.
- obscurities in the text
Examples
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Calumny will lose its force; it collects its venom in the caverns of obscurity, but it is destroyed by the light of day.
Academic text (2018) -
There is some obscurity about the precise date of the original loan.
Academic text (1999) -
An excellent example of how conflicting questions and methods can relegate scholarship to obscurity comes from history.
Academic text (1991) -
Dickinson's poetry, as all who read her know, is challenging in its obscurity, an obscurity compounded by the complexities of her language.
Academic text (2006) -
The distant location of Gobernador Knob from major population centers further conspires to keep the knob in obscurity, with little visitation.
Academic text (2001) -
The author's obscurity made it difficult for many readers to understand her message.
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Despite his talent, he remained in obscurity, unnoticed by the public.
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The painting was shrouded in obscurity, causing debates about its true meaning.
Synonyms
∞
4.7
Something that is hard to understand or explain
3
8.3
How hard something is to understand because it is unclear
2
7.4
Hard to find or understand
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5.2
A quality of being hard to understand and making people curious
1
9.9
A quality that you cannot understand or know the reasons for
1
9.9
A state where something is very hard to understand
1
8.7
How hard it is to understand something because its meaning is unclear
1
9.8
A state when something cannot be explained or understood
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9.9
Very hard to understand because the ideas are unclear or complicated
1
9.9
A difficulty understanding handwriting, signs, or codes
1
9.5
A state of being very hard to notice
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7.5
A situation where someone or something gets little public attention
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8.6
The state of not being able to be seen
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8.2
Something that stops you from seeing or understanding
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9.9
Difficulty understanding something because it is complex or unclear
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7.8
A state in which something is out of sight and hard to notice or understand
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9.6
A state of being unknown and not noticed by many people
The quality of being very difficult to understand because it is complex
Difficulty understanding something because it is very complex
State of being hard to understand
A state of being mysterious and hard to understand
A quality of blending into surroundings so something is hard to see
A state in which something is impossible to see or tell apart
A state of not being seen or heard by other people
Antonyms
How Obscure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Obscurity comes from the Latin obscurus meaning 'dark' or 'hidden'. Think of an explanation as if it is in the dark — hard to see or understand, so obscurity means 'unclear' or 'difficult to understand'.