obscurity

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

darkness gloom dimness obscureness mystery shadow ambiguity anonymity haze opacity oblivion insignificance haziness uncertainty vagueness
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Antonyms

clarity fame prominence lion aurora faro
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Hypernyms

standing incomprehensibility semidarkness

Hyponyms

nowhere anonymity oblivion limbo humbleness lowliness

Phrases with the word

security through obscurity security by obscurity shadow and obscurity light and obscurity

Examples

he worked in obscurity for many years Source: Internet

According to Peter Edbury and John Rowe, the obscurity of William's life during these years shows that he did not play a large political role, but concentrated on ecclesiastical affairs and the writing of his history. Source: Internet

Acetate stencil commemorating the life and death of Utah Phillips (1935-2008) Phillips became an elder statesman for the folk music community, and a keeper of stories and songs that might otherwise have passed into obscurity. Source: Internet

After finally succumbing to the disease himself, he withdrew to obscurity, but he recovered from an infection which killed almost everyone it touched. Source: Internet

After decades of obscurity, Goldman's iconic status was revived in the 1970s, when feminist and anarchist scholars rekindled popular interest in her life. Source: Internet

After the defeat of the 1848 revolutions the Manifesto fell into obscurity, where it remained throughout the 1850s and 1860s. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

obscuring phenomena obscuringly obscurist obscurum per obscurius obsecrate obsecration