OBSCURITY


Meaning of OBSCURITY in English

/ əbˈskjʊərəti; NAmE -ˈskjʊr-/ noun ( pl. -ies )

1.

[ U ] the state in which sb/sth is not well known or has been forgotten :

The actress was only 17 when she was plucked from obscurity and made a star.

He spent most of his life working in obscurity.

2.

[ U , C , usually pl. ] the quality of being difficult to understand; something that is difficult to understand :

The course teaches students to avoid ambiguity and obscurity of expression.

a speech full of obscurities

3.

[ U ] ( literary ) the state of being dark; darkness

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French obscurite , from Latin obscuritas , from obscurus dark.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.