obscurity

ob·scu·ri·ty

noun \äb-ˈskyu̇r-ə-tē, əb-\

plural ob·scu·ri·ties

Definition of OBSCURITY

1

: one that is obscure

2

: the quality or state of being obscure

Examples of OBSCURITY

1. In recent years, the tradition has emerged from obscurity.
2. He has been living in relative obscurity in a small town in the mountains.
3. After a promising first novel, she faded into obscurity.

First Known Use of OBSCURITY

14th century

Related to OBSCURITY

Synonyms

ambiguity, ambiguousness, darkness, equivocalness, equivocation, inscrutability, inscrutableness, murkiness, mysteriousness, nebulosity, nebulousness, obliqueness, obliquity, opacity, opaqueness

Antonyms

clarity, clearness, obviousness, plainness

Related Words

mystery, reconditeness; cloudiness, dimness, faintness, fogginess, fuzziness, haziness, indefiniteness, indistinctness, mistiness, shade, shadow, uncertainty, vagueness; impenetrability, incomprehensibility, incomprehensibleness; circuitousness, circuity, indirectness; deepness, depth, profoundness; abstruseness, abstrusity, complexity, complication, difficulty, obtuseness

Near Antonyms

comprehensibility, intelligibility, legibility; brightness, distinctness, self-evidence; certainty, surety; definiteness, exactness, explicitness, incision, incisiveness, lucidity, lucidness, perspicuity, perspicuousness; directness, forthrightness, openness, straightforwardness; palpability, tangibility, tangibleness, visibility; readability, readableness; obviousness

Rhymes with OBSCURITY

futurity, impurity, maturity, security