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obscurity
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural obscurities
plural obscurities
Learner's definition of OBSCURITY
1
[noncount] : the state of being unknown or forgotten无名；默默无闻
- In recent years, the tradition has emerged from obscurity.最近几年，这种传统重新走进了人们的视野。
- He has been living in relative obscurity in a small town in the mountains.他一直默默无闻地生活在群山里的一个小镇上。
- After a promising first novel, she faded/sank into obscurity.在出版了第一部很被看好的小说后，她就淡出了人们的记忆。
2
a [count] : something that is difficult to understand令人费解的事物 — usually plural通常用复数
- The essay is full of obscurities.这篇文章晦涩难懂。
b [noncount] : the quality of being difficult to understand不明；费解；隐晦
- A good writer avoids obscurity of language. [=does not use words people are not likely to understand]好的作家总会避免使用晦涩的语言。
Synonyms
Example Sentences
In recent years, the tradition has emerged from obscurity. He has been living in relative obscurity in a small town in the mountains. After a promising first novel, she faded into obscurity.
Recent Examples on the Web Frucci, who played football and rugby at Hanover, acknowledges the obscurity of water skiing, especially in the Northeast. 
Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 The Bartletts and 27 others competed in relative obscurity. BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 All of this comes as belated but welcome recognition to Scott Speed, the American F1 racer who drove for Toro Rosso in 2007 and 2008, in relative obscurity in his home country. Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 21 Aug. 2022 These two judges did groundbreaking work, in relative obscurity, to protect low-income debtors brought to court by predatory lenders. Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 When Batchan was developing the idea for Lock & Key in relative obscurity, paying attention to Los Angeles’ cultural rhythms — at the dawn of nightlife’s speakeasy renaissance — was paramount to selecting the right location. Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2022 The movement’s transitions—from obscurity to power; from the needs of the contemporary global poor to those of our distant descendants—have not been altogether smooth. Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Fisher, an actor who Snyder had plucked from obscurity to play Cyborg in Synder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, started speaking out against Whedon, the director who’d been hired to replace Snyder on Justice League back in 2017. Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2022 Now, not even a Yeezy partnership can meaningfully lift it from obscurity. Allison Morrow, CNN, 13 July 2022 See More
Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 The Bartletts and 27 others competed in relative obscurity. BostonGlobe.com, 29 Aug. 2022 All of this comes as belated but welcome recognition to Scott Speed, the American F1 racer who drove for Toro Rosso in 2007 and 2008, in relative obscurity in his home country. Steven Cole Smith, Car and Driver, 21 Aug. 2022 These two judges did groundbreaking work, in relative obscurity, to protect low-income debtors brought to court by predatory lenders. Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 4 July 2022 When Batchan was developing the idea for Lock & Key in relative obscurity, paying attention to Los Angeles’ cultural rhythms — at the dawn of nightlife’s speakeasy renaissance — was paramount to selecting the right location. Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2022 The movement’s transitions—from obscurity to power; from the needs of the contemporary global poor to those of our distant descendants—have not been altogether smooth. Gideon Lewis-kraus, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Fisher, an actor who Snyder had plucked from obscurity to play Cyborg in Synder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, started speaking out against Whedon, the director who’d been hired to replace Snyder on Justice League back in 2017. Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2022 Now, not even a Yeezy partnership can meaningfully lift it from obscurity. Allison Morrow, CNN, 13 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English obscurite, borrowed from Anglo-French oscurté, obscurité, borrowed from Latin obscūritāt-, obscūritās, from obscūrus "dim, dark, imperfectly known, concealed from knowledge, incomprehensible" + -itāt-, -itās -ity — more at obscure entry 1
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of obscurity was in the 14th century noun
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