noun
obscurity
uhb-SKYOOR-rih-tee
noun
1
The state of being unknown or not noticed.
"The band spent years in obscurity before their breakthrough hit."
2
The quality of being hard to understand.
"Critics complained about the obscurity of his later poems."
How to Use Obscurity
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBeing unknown, or being confusing/unclear.
Common pairings
fade into obscurity
rise from obscurity
Word Forms
obscurities plural
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Etymology
From Latin obscuritas, from obscurus ("dark, obscure").