Category:Obscurity

Ob*scu"ri*ty, n. Etym: [l. obscuritas: cf. F. obscurité.]

Defn: 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.