obscurity

English Thesaurus

1. the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	incomprehensibility,
definition	:	the quality of being incomprehensible (noun.attribute)

2. the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination (noun.state)

hypernym	:	semidarkness,
definition	:	partial darkness (noun.state)

3. an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known (noun.state)

hypernym	:	standing,
definition	:	social or financial or professional status or reputation (noun.state)

hyponym	:	anonymity, namelessness,
definition	:	the state of being anonymous (noun.state)

hyponym	:	humbleness, lowliness, obscureness, unimportance,
definition	:	the state of being humble and unimportant (noun.state)

hyponym	:	nowhere,
definition	:	an insignificant place (noun.state)

hyponym	:	limbo, oblivion,
definition	:	the state of being disregarded or forgotten (noun.state)

4. the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity,
definition	:	free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	obscure, vague,
definition	:	not clearly understood or expressed (adj.all)

derivation	:	dark, obscure,
definition	:	marked by difficulty of style or expression (adj.all)

derivation	:	abstruse, deep, recondite,
definition	:	difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge (adj.all)

5. an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known (noun.state)

antonym	:	prominence,
definition	:	the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent (noun.state)

derivation	:	obscure, unknown, unsung,
definition	:	not famous or acclaimed (adj.all)

6. the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity,
definition	:	free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	obscure, vague,
definition	:	not clearly understood or expressed (adj.all)

derivation	:	dark, obscure,
definition	:	marked by difficulty of style or expression (adj.all)

derivation	:	abstruse, deep, recondite,
definition	:	difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge (adj.all)

7. an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known (noun.state)

antonym	:	prominence,
definition	:	the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent (noun.state)

derivation	:	obscure, unknown, unsung,
definition	:	not famous or acclaimed (adj.all)