obscureness

Meanings

• adjective

  Lacking clarity or comprehensibility; hard to understand.

  - "The professor's lecture on quantum physics was quite obscure to the students."
  - "The old manuscript was written in an obscure language."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with obscureness
curious , peruse , abjure , endure

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Variants

List of all variants of obscureness that leads to same result
obscure , obscurely , obscureness , obscurenesses , obscurer , obscurest

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'obscurus', meaning 'dark, hidden, or unclear'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'obscure' was first used in English in the 14th century.

2. In astrology, an obscure planet is one that is not easily visible from Earth.

3. The term 'obscure' is often used in music to describe artists or genres that are not widely known or popular.

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Related Concepts

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1. Ambiguity: Ambiguity refers to the potential for multiple interpretations of a word, phrase, or situation. Obscureness and ambiguity are related concepts, as both can make something difficult to understand.

2. Mystery: Mystery refers to something that is unknown or unexplained. Obscureness can contribute to the sense of mystery by making something difficult to comprehend.

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Quotes

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1. I knew they were special from their jeans and T-shirts, their knowing, ironic looks when "obscure" works of literature were referred to.

   - Julia Alvarez,{it}How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents{/it},1991

2. Many people shared an "obscure" sense of gratification that [Dylan] Thomas had died young, as a poet should.

   - Adam Kirsch,{it}New Yorker{/it},5 July 2004

3. But by 1830 the Boston Mission Board was desperate enough that it targeted an "obscure" sect of Oriental Christians, the Nestorians in faraway Iran, as a possibility for conversion.

   - Robert D. Kaplan,{it}The Arabists{/it},1993

4. Now at last Bacon could refer when he chose to his father's high position and his father's service—and no man could say it was done for self-aggrandizement, as a son who is "obscure" bespeaks the glory of past forebears.

   - Catherine Drinker Bowen,{it}Francis Bacon{/it},1963

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Culture

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Obscureness is often used in literature and art to create mystery and intrigue. It can also be used to describe the feeling of being lost or confused.

How to Memorize "obscureness"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a foggy forest where everything is shrouded in mystery and obscurity.
   - Visualize a puzzle with many obscure pieces that need to be solved.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'obscure' with 'mysterious' or 'hidden'.
   - Think of a difficult-to-understand math problem as an example of obscurity.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'OBAF' to remember the meaning of obscure: 'Obscure' means 'Obscured from Basic Understanding'.

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