nonobscurity

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noun

The state of not being obscure.

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Meanings

nounnonobscurity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state of not being obscure.

    Some years later, this “obscure quack” attained permanent nonobscurity when the procedure bearing his name became world famous, saving many lives.

    2015 July 9, “Letters: Jacob Lawrence’s Champion”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + obscurity.

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APA

nonobscurity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonobscurity

MLA

“nonobscurity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonobscurity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonobscurity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonobscurity.

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