Definitions for obscurityəbˈskyʊər ɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ob•scu•ri•tyəbˈskyʊər ɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.
the state or quality of being obscure.
a person or thing that is obscure.
Origin of obscurity:
1470–80
Princeton's WordNet
obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness(noun)
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
obscurity(noun)
an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known
"he worked in obscurity for many years"
obscurity, obscureness(noun)
the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
obscurity(noun)əbˈskyʊər ɪ ti
the state of being almost completely unknown
a great artist who lived her life in obscurity
obscurityəbˈskyʊər ɪ ti
the state of being difficult to understand
the obscurity of his writing
Wiktionary
obscurity(Noun)
Darkness; the absence of light
obscurity(Noun)
The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown
obscurity(Noun)
The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand
Webster Dictionary
Obscurity(noun)
the quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty
Translations for obscurity
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- duisternis, vaagheid, onduidelikheid, onbekendheidAfrikaans

- ظَلام، ظُلْمَه، غُموضArabic

- тъмнинаBulgarian

- obscuridadePortuguese (BR)

- temnotaCzech

- die DunkelheitGerman

- uklarhedDanish

- σκοτάδι, ασάφεια, αφάνειαGreek

- oscuridadSpanish

- hämarusEstonian

- تاریکی؛ ابهامFarsi

- epämääräisyysFinnish

- obscuritéFrench

- אָפֵלָהHebrew

- अचर्चित होना, कठिनाई, अंधेराHindi

- skrovitost, skrivenostCroatian

- sötétség, homályHungarian

- kekaburanIndonesian

- óskÿrleiki; torræðniIcelandic

- oscuritàItalian

- あいまいさJapanese

- 애매한 상태Korean

- nežinia, nežinomybė, neaiškumasLithuanian

- tumsa; neskaidrība; neziņaLatvian

- tdk dikenaliMalay

- duisterheidDutch

- utydelighet; ubemerkethetNorwegian

- mrok, zapomnienie, niejasnośćPolish

- تاریکی؛ ابهامPersian

- ناڅرګنديداPashto

- obscuridadePortuguese

- obscuritateRomanian

- темнота; неясность;неизвестностьRussian

- temnotaSlovak

- temaSlovenian

- mračnostSerbian

- dunkel, svårfattlighet, obemärkthetSwedish

- ความไม่ชัดแจ้งThai

- anlaşılmazlıkTurkish

- 遮掩Chinese (Trad.)

- темрява; неясністьUkrainian

- ابہام، دھندلاپنUrdu

- sự tối tăm; khó hiểuVietnamese

- 朦胧,不明,费解,隐晦Chinese (Simp.)

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