/euhb skyoor"i tee/ , n. , pl. obscurities .
1. the state or quality of being obscure.
2. the condition of being unknown: He lived in obscurity for years before winning acclaim.
3. uncertainty of meaning or expression; ambiguity.
4. an unknown or unimportant person or thing.
5. darkness; dimness; indistinctness.
[ 1470-80; late ME obscurite obscuritas, equiv. to obscur ( us ) OBSCURE + -itas -ITY ]