obscurity
Meanings
Plural: obscurities
Noun
- the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
- an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known
- "he worked in obscurity for many years"
- the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
- Darkness; the absence of light.
- The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.
- The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English obscurite, obscuryte, from Middle French obscurité and its etymon Latin obscūritās. By surface analysis, obscure + -ity.
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Scrabble Score: 16
obscurity is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordobscurity is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
obscurity is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
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