obscurity

ob·scu·ri·ty

O0013400 (ŏb-skyo͝or′ĭ-tē, əb-)n. pl. ob·scu·ri·ties 1. Deficiency or absence of light; darkness.2. a. The quality or condition of being unknown: "Even utter obscurity need not be an obstacle to [political] success" (New Republic).b. One that is unknown.3. a. The quality or condition of being imperfectly known or difficult to understand: "writings meant to be understood ... by all, composed without deliberate obscurity or hidden motives" (National Review).b. An instance of being imperfectly known or difficult to understand.

obscurity

(əbˈskjʊərɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. the state or quality of being obscure2. an obscure person or thing

ob•scu•ri•ty

(əbˈskyʊər ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties. 1. the state or quality of being obscure. 2. a person or thing that is obscure. [1470–80]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	obscurity - the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understandabstruseness, reconditeness, obscurenessincomprehensibility - the quality of being incomprehensibleclarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity - free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
	2.	obscurity - an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years"standing - social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"anonymity, namelessness - the state of being anonymoushumbleness, lowliness, obscureness, unimportance - the state of being humble and unimportantnowhere - an insignificant place; "he came out of nowhere"limbo, oblivion - the state of being disregarded or forgottenprominence - the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent
	3.	obscurity - the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illuminationobscurenesssemidarkness - partial darkness

obscurity

noun1. insignificance, oblivion, unimportance, non-recognition, inconsequence, lowliness, inconspicuousness, namelessness, ingloriousness His later life was spent in obscurity and loneliness.2. vagueness, complexity, ambiguity, intricacy, incomprehensibility, inexactitude, woolliness, abstruseness, impreciseness, impenetrableness, reconditeness, lack of preciseness Hunt was irritated by the obscurity of his reply.
vagueness clarity, lucidity, explicitness, obviousness, clearness, comprehensibility3. enigma, mystery, puzzle, problem, difficulty, complexity, riddle, conundrum Whatever its obscurities, the poem was clear on one count.4. darkness, dark, shadows, shade, gloom, haze, blackness, murk, dimness, murkiness, haziness, duskiness, shadiness, shadowiness, indistinctness the vast branches vanished into deep indigo obscurity above my head

obscurity

noun1. Absence or deficiency of light:dark, darkness, dimness, duskiness, murkiness, obscureness.2. The quality or state of being obscure:anonymity, namelessness.3. The quality or state of being ambiguous:ambiguity, ambiguousness, cloudiness, equivocalness, indefiniteness, nebulousness, obscureness, uncertainty, unclearness, vagueness.

Translations

不明朦胧费解隐晦

obscure

(əbˈskjuə) adjective1. not clear; difficult to see. an obscure corner of the library. 暗的，朦朧的 暗的，朦胧的 2. not well-known. an obscure author. 不出名的 不引人注目的3. difficult to understand. an obscure poem. 難解的 难解的 verb to make obscure. A large tree obscured the view. 遮掩，使不明顯 遮掩，使不明显 obˈscurely adverb 遮掩 遮掩，暗地地，朦胧地，难解地 obˈscurity noun 遮掩 朦胧，不明，费解，隐晦