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OBSCURENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
Synonyms:
abstruseness; obscureness; obscurity; reconditeness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("obscureness" is a kind of...):
incomprehensibility (the quality of being incomprehensible)
Derivation:
obscure (not clearly expressed or understood)
obscure (marked by difficulty of style or expression)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
Synonyms:
obscureness; obscurity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("obscureness" is a kind of...):
semidarkness (partial darkness)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The state of being humble and unimportant
Synonyms:
humbleness; lowliness; obscureness; unimportance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("obscureness" is a kind of...):
obscurity (an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known)
Derivation:
obscure (not famous or acclaimed)
