obscureness

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noun

The state or quality of being obscure.

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humblenessunimportancelowlinessobscurityabstrusenessreconditeness
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Meanings

nounobscureness (countable and uncountable, plural obscurenesses)

plural obscurenesses

  1. countableuncountableThe state or quality of being obscure.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe state of being humble and unimportant

Similar
humblenessunimportancelowliness
Broader
obscurity

nounthe state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination

Similar
obscurity
Broader
semidarkness

nounthe quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

Similar
obscurityabstrusenessreconditeness
Broader
incomprehensibility
Also see
abstrusenesshumblenesslowlinessobscurityreconditenessunimportance

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From obscure + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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