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obscurity vs limbo

limbo vs obscurity

obscurity and limbo both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
obscurity Yes No No No
limbo Yes No No No
As nouns, limbo is a hyponym of obscurity; that is, limbo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than obscurity:
  • obscurity: an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known
  • limbo: the state of being disregarded or forgotten
Other hyponyms of obscurity include anonymity, namelessness, humbleness, lowliness, obscureness, unimportance, nowhere, oblivion.
obscurity (noun) limbo (noun)
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand (theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals)
an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known an imaginary place for lost or neglected things
the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination the state of being disregarded or forgotten
Difference between obscurity and limbo

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