Meaning of obscurity | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Darkness; the absence of light.
   countable, literary, uncountable
2. darkness
3. The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.
   countable, uncountable
4. to make obscure. A large tree obscured the view. verduister, verdonker يَحْجُب затъмнявам obstruir (za)stínit verbergen skjule κρύβω, συγκαλύπτω ofuscar, obscurecer varjama نامشخص کردن؛ تار کردن peittää obscurcir לְהַסתִּיר रुकावट कर देना zaklanjati eltakar menghalangi hylja, skyggja á oscurare ぼかす 흐리게 하다 užstoti, (už)gožti aizsegt; aizēnot; aptumšot melindungi gedeeltelijk verborgen formørke, skjulezasłonić نا معلوم كردن، پوشانيدن obstruir a ascunde vederii затемнять; заслонять zakryť zakrit...
5. The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
   countable, uncountable
6. duistere, vae, onduidelike بِغُموض тъмно obscuramente nezřetelně obskur uforståeligt; skjult σκοτεινά, δυσνόητα oscuramente hämaralt بطور مبهم epämääräisesti obscurément בִּמעוּרפָּל अंधकारमयता से, घूमिलता से, प्रच्छन्नतापूर्वक, दुर्बोधतापूर्वक zaklonjeno, nejasno homályosan secara kabur óljóst, ógreinilega oscuramente あいまいに 애매하게 neaiškiai neskaidri; miglaini dgn gaya yg sukar difahami duisteruklart, utydelig, tilslørt niejasno په ناڅرګنده توګه obscuramente obscur темно; непонятно; смутно nez...
7. duisternis, vaagheid, onduidelikheid, onbekendheid ظَلام، ظُلْمَه، غُموض тъмнина obscuridade temnota die Dunkelheit uklarhed σκοτάδι, ασάφεια, αφάνεια oscuridad hämarus تاریکی؛ ابهام epämääräisyys obscuritéאפלה अचर्चित होना, कठिनाई, अंधेरा skrovitost, skrivenost sötétség, homály kekaburan óskÿrleiki; torræðni oscurità あいまいさ 애매한 상태 nežinia, nežinomybė, neaiškumas tumsa; neskaidrība; neziņa tdk dikenali duisterheidutydelighet; ubemerkethetmrok, zapomnienie, niejasność ناڅرګنديدا obscuridade obs...
8. Deficiency or absence of light; darkness.
9. The quality or condition of being unknown: "Even utter obscurity need not be an obstacle to [political] success" (New Republic).
10. The quality or condition of being imperfectly known or difficult to understand: "writings meant to be understood ... by all, composed without deliberate obscurity or hidden motives" (National Review).
11. the state or quality of being obscure
12. an obscure person or thing
13. the state or quality of being obscure.
14. a person or thing that is obscure.

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Examples

“The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land. It rose in places, black and sharp against the velvety indigo, over her dipping bow, though most of the low littoral was wrapped in obscurity.”

“I walked in, and Stroeve followed me. The room was in darkness. I could only see that it was an attic, with a sloping roof; and a faint glimmer, no more than a less profound obscurity, came from a skylight.”

“The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments[…]; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.”

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