OBSCURITY

Ob‐scu″ri‐ty (ŏb‐skū″rĭ‐ty̆), n. [[L. obscuritas: cf. F. obscurité.]] The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty. You 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.