The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness
(noun) the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
obscurity, obscureness
(noun) the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
humbleness, unimportance, obscureness, lowliness
(noun) the state of being humble and unimportant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
obscureness (countable and uncountable, plural obscurenesses)
The state or quality of being obscure.
Source: Wiktionary
Ob*scure"ness, n.
Definition: Obscurity. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.