obscureness

English Thesaurus

1. the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	incomprehensibility,
definition	:	the quality of being incomprehensible (noun.attribute)

2. the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination (noun.state)

hypernym	:	semidarkness,
definition	:	partial darkness (noun.state)

3. the state of being humble and unimportant (noun.state)

hypernym	:	obscurity,
definition	:	an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known (noun.state)

4. the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity,
definition	:	free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	obscure, vague,
definition	:	not clearly understood or expressed (adj.all)

derivation	:	dark, obscure,
definition	:	marked by difficulty of style or expression (adj.all)

derivation	:	abstruse, deep, recondite,
definition	:	difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge (adj.all)

5. the state of being humble and unimportant (noun.state)

derivation	:	obscure, unknown, unsung,
definition	:	not famous or acclaimed (adj.all)

derivation	:	unimportant,
definition	:	not important (adj.all)

derivation	:	base, baseborn, humble, lowly,
definition	:	of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) (adj.all)

derivation	:	insignificant, unimportant,
definition	:	devoid of importance, meaning, or force (adj.all)

derivation	:	humble, low, lowly, modest, small,
definition	:	low or inferior in station or quality (adj.all)

6. the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity,
definition	:	free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	obscure, vague,
definition	:	not clearly understood or expressed (adj.all)

derivation	:	dark, obscure,
definition	:	marked by difficulty of style or expression (adj.all)

derivation	:	abstruse, deep, recondite,
definition	:	difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge (adj.all)

7. the state of being humble and unimportant (noun.state)

derivation	:	obscure, unknown, unsung,
definition	:	not famous or acclaimed (adj.all)

derivation	:	unimportant,
definition	:	not important (adj.all)

derivation	:	base, baseborn, humble, lowly,
definition	:	of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) (adj.all)

derivation	:	insignificant, unimportant,
definition	:	devoid of importance, meaning, or force (adj.all)

derivation	:	humble, low, lowly, modest, small,
definition	:	low or inferior in station or quality (adj.all)