obscurity.
Darkness; the absence of light.
Meaning & usage
Darkness; the absence of light.
The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.
She was plucked from obscurity to star in a Broadway musical.
The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English obscurite, obscuryte, from Middle French obscurité and its etymon Latin obscūritās. By surface analysis, obscure + -ity.
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