OBSCURENESS

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


Etymology

Noun

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



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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