(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) (The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)Īs the eyes became more used to the obscurity one learned that there were different degrees of darkness among the trees-that some were dimly visible, while between and among them there were coal-black shadowed patches, like the mouths of caves, from which I shrank in horror as I passed. Young Overton’s face assumed the bothered look of the man who is more accustomed to using his muscles than his wits, but by degrees, with many repetitions and obscurities which I may omit from his narrative, he laid his strange story before us. click for more detailed meaning in English, definition, pronunciation and example sentences for. (His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) obscurity meaning and definition: Noun: obscurity ub. I must look down upon anything contented with obscurity when it might rise to distinction.Īs we peered from the darkened sitting-room of the lodging-house, one more dim light glimmered high up through the obscurity. I meekly ordered a bit of fish and a steak, and stood before the fire musing on his obscurity. Oh! but dear Miss Woodhouse, she is now in such retirement, such obscurity, so thrown away.Īfter that Maria dropped back into her old obscurity and Martin began to notice the respectful manner in which he was regarded by the small fry of the neighborhood. He resumed-And since I am myself poor and obscure, I can offer you but a service of poverty and obscurity. (The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) “Both the inspector and the doctor will meet me here at that hour, and I hope by that time to have cleared up any little obscurity which the case may still present.” The state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination Prominence (the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent) Limbo oblivion (the state of being disregarded or forgotten)
Humbleness lowliness obscureness unimportance (the state of being humble and unimportant) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "obscurity"):Īnonymity namelessness (the state of being anonymous)
#Define obscurity professional
Standing (social or financial or professional status or reputation) Obscure (marked by difficulty of style or expression)Īn obscure and unimportant standing not well known Obscure (not clearly expressed or understood) Incomprehensibility (the quality of being incomprehensible)Ĭlarity (free from obscurity and easy to understand the comprehensibility of clear expression) Nouns denoting attributes of people and objectsĪbstruseness obscureness obscurity reconditeness
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