Associations to the word «Obscurity»

Wiktionary

OBSCURITY, noun. (literary) 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.

Dictionary definition

OBSCURITY, 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, noun. The state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination.

Wise words

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Noam Chomsky