obscurity Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
reconditeness; abstruseness; obscureness.
noun an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known
- he worked in obscurity for many years
noun the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
obscureness.

L. obscuritas: cf. F. obscurité.

The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.
Yuo are not for obscurity designed. Dryden.

They were now brought forth from obscurity, to be contemplated by artists with admiration and despair. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Darkness; dimness; gloom. See Darkness.