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   obscurity

   /əbˈskjʊərɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant: "he is too good a player to slide into obscurity" Similar insignificanceinconspicuousnessunimportanceanonymitylack of fame/renown/honour/recognitionnon-recognitioningloriousnesslimbotwilightoblivionOpposite fame
   • ▪ the quality of being difficult to understand: "poems of impenetrable obscurity" Similar incomprehensibilityimpenetrabilityunintelligibilityobscurenesscomplexityintricacyopacityopaquenessunclearnessabstrusenessreconditenessarcanenessdeepnessesotericismOpposite clarity
   • ▪ a thing that is unclear or difficult to understand: "the obscurities in his poems and plays" Similar enigmapuzzlemysterydifficultyproblemcomplicationintricacyambiguitycrux

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French obscurite, from Latin obscuritas, from obscurus ‘dark’.

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   What is another word for obscurity?

   • The state of being obscure is characterized by inconspicuousness, darkness, privacy, uncertainty, or unintelligibleness. How to pronounce obscurity? How to say obscurity in sign language?

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   What does it mean to live in obscurity?

   • Obscurity is the opposite of fame, and living in obscurity means that nobody knows your name. Many musicians played in obscurity for years before becoming rock stars. The Latin obscurus means “dark,” which is where obscurity is found: in the dark where no one sees it.

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   What does utter obscurity mean?

   • 1. Deficiency or absence of light; darkness. 2. a. The quality or condition of being unknown: "Even utter obscurity need not be an obstacle to [political] success" (New Republic). b. One that is unknown. 3. a.

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   What does obscurite mean in English?

   • Middle English obscurite, borrowed from Anglo-French oscurté, obscurité, borrowed from Latin obscūritāt-, obscūritās, from obscūrus "dim, dark, imperfectly known, concealed from knowledge, incomprehensible" + -itāt-, -itās -ity — more at obscure entry 1 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 “Obscurity.”

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   What does the term 'obscure' mean?

   • The terms obscure and obscurity refer to the quality of being unclear or hard to understand. Something or someone that is obscure has an obscure and unimportant standing and is not well known.

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   What does it mean to die of obscurity?

   • To die of obscurity is a great disgrace for an intellectual being. Every issue or matter has an option or rather you do have an option. Yes! you heard me right.

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   One meaning of obscurity is nobody knowing who you are, and another definition is something that is hard to understand because it’s too complex or unclear. Obscurity is the opposite of fame, and living in obscurity means that nobody knows your name.

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