What does obscureness mean?
Definitions for obscureness
ob·scure·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
humbleness, unimportance, obscureness, lowlinessnoun
the state of being humble and unimportant
obscurity, obscurenessnoun
the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditenessnoun
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
Wiktionary
obscurenessnoun
obscurity
obscurenessnoun
ambiguity
obscurenessnoun
unimportance
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Obscureness, Obscuritynoun
Etymology: obscuritas, Lat. obscurité, Fr.
Lo! a day of darkness and obscurity, tribulation and anguish, upon the earth. Esther xi. 8.
Should Cynthia quit thee, Venus, and each star,
It would not form one thought dark as mine are:
I could lend them obscureness now, and say,
Out of myself there should be no more day. John Donne.You are not for obscurity design’d,
But, like the sun, must cheer all human kind. Dryd.Not to mention that obscureness that attends prophetic raptures, there are divers things knowable by the bare light of nature, which yet are so uneasy to be satisfactorily understood by our imperfect intellects, that let them be delivered in the clearest expressions, the notions themselves will yet appear obscure. Robert Boyle, on Colours.
That this part of sacred scripture had difficulties in it: many causes of obscurity did readily occur to me. John Locke.
What lies beyond our positive idea towards infinity, lies in obscurity, and has the undeterminate confusion of a negative idea, wherein I know I do not comprehend all I would, it being too large for a finite capacity. John Locke.
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obscureness
Obscureness refers to the state or quality of being unclear, vague, difficult to understand or perceive, or lacking visibility or clarity. It could also refer to the state of being unknown, hidden, or not well-known to most people.
Webster Dictionary
Obscurenessnoun
obscurity
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of obscureness in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of obscureness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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