OBSCURENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)

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)