obscureness

Definitions of obscureness
  1. noun
    the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
    synonyms: obscurity
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    semidarkness
    partial darkness
  2. noun
    the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
    synonyms: abstruseness, obscurity, reconditeness
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    type of:
    incomprehensibility
    the quality of being incomprehensible
  3. noun
    the state of being humble and unimportant
    synonyms: humbleness, lowliness, unimportance
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    type of:
    obscurity
    an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known
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