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obscurity
Overview of noun obscurity
The noun obscurity has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (3) obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness -- (the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand)
2. (2) obscurity -- (an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years")
3. (2) obscurity, obscureness -- (the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun obscurity
3 senses of obscurity
Sense 1
obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness
=> incomprehensibility
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
obscurity
=> standing
=> status, position
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
obscurity, obscureness
=> semidarkness
=> dark, darkness
=> illumination
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun obscurity
1 of 3 senses of obscurity
Sense 2
obscurity
=> anonymity, namelessness
=> humbleness, unimportance, obscureness, lowliness
=> nowhere
=> oblivion, limbo
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun obscurity
3 senses of obscurity
Sense 1
obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness
=> incomprehensibility
Sense 2
obscurity
=> standing
Sense 3
obscurity, obscureness
=> semidarkness
Antonyms of noun obscurity
2 of 3 senses of obscurity
Sense 1
obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness
Antonym of clarity (Sense 1)
=>clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity
Sense 2
obscurity
Antonym of prominence (Sense 1)
=>prominence
Member Holonyms of noun obscurity
Substance Holonyms of noun obscurity
Part Holonyms of noun obscurity
Member Meronyms of noun obscurity
Substance Meronyms of noun obscurity
Part Meronyms of noun obscurity
Meronyms of noun obscurity
Holonyms of noun obscurity
Attributes of noun obscurity
Derived Forms of noun obscurity
2 of 3 senses of obscurity
Sense 1
obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness
RELATED TO>(adj) obscure#1
=> obscure, vague
RELATED TO>(adj) obscure#2
=> dark, obscure
Sense 2
obscurity
RELATED TO>(adj) obscure#4
=> obscure, unknown, unsung
Domain of noun obscurity
Domain Terms of noun obscurity
Familiarity of noun obscurity
obscurity used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun obscurity
3 senses of obscurity
Sense 1
obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness
> incomprehensibility
=> inscrutability
=> illegibility
=> impenetrability, impenetrableness
=> noise
=> opacity, opaqueness
=> obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness
=> unintelligibility
=> unclearness
Sense 2
obscurity
> standing
=> rating
=> ranking
=> prominence
=> importance, grandness
=> prestige, prestigiousness
=> obscurity
=> honor, honour, laurels
=> dishonor, dishonour
Sense 3
obscurity, obscureness
> semidarkness
=> cloudiness, overcast
=> shade, shadiness, shadowiness
=> dimness, duskiness
=> gloom, somberness, sombreness
=> obscurity, obscureness
Meronyms of noun obscurity
3 senses of obscurity
Holonyms of noun obscurity
Grep of noun obscurity
obscurity
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