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- [uh b-skyoo r]
- /əbˈskyʊər/
- /əbˈskjʊənəs /
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- [uh b-skyoo r]
- /əbˈskyʊər/
Definitions of obscureness word
- adjective obscureness (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract. 1
- adjective obscureness not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive: obscure motivations. 1
- adjective obscureness (of language, style, a speaker, etc.) not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly. 1
- adjective obscureness indistinct to the sight or any other sense; not readily seen, heard, etc.; faint. 1
- adjective obscureness inconspicuous or unnoticeable: the obscure beginnings of a great movement. 1
- adjective obscureness of little or no prominence, note, fame, or distinction: an obscure French artist. 1
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Origin of obscureness
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Old French oscur, obscur < Latin obscūrus dark
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Parts of speech for Obscureness
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obscureness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for obscureness
noun obscureness
- vagueness — (of persons) not clear or definite in thought, understanding, or expression: vague about his motives; a vague person.
- ambiguity — If you say that there is ambiguity in something, you mean that it is unclear or confusing, or it can be understood in more than one way.
- cloudiness — full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.
- equivocalness — The state of being equivocal; ambiguity.
- indefiniteness — not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
Antonyms for obscureness
noun obscureness
- certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.
- definiteness — clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact: a definite quantity; definite directions.
- brightness — the condition of being bright
- day — A day is one of the seven twenty-four hour periods of time in a week.
- daybreak — Daybreak is the time in the morning when light first appears.
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