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obscurity vs obscureness

obscureness vs obscurity

obscurity and obscureness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
obscurity Yes No No No
obscureness Yes No No No
As nouns, obscurity and obscureness are synonyms defined as:
  • obscurity and obscureness: the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
Other synonyms of obscurity include abstruseness, reconditeness.
As nouns, obscureness is a hyponym of obscurity; that is, obscureness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than obscurity:
  • obscurity: an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known
  • obscureness: the state of being humble and unimportant
Other hyponyms of obscurity include anonymity, namelessness, humbleness, lowliness, unimportance, nowhere, limbo, oblivion.
As nouns, obscurity and obscureness are synonyms defined as:
  • obscurity and obscureness: the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
obscurity (noun) obscureness (noun)
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known the state of being humble and unimportant
the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
Difference between obscurity and obscureness

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