obscurity
noun [U] (NOT KNOWN) /əbˈskjʊə.rɪ.ti/
/-ˈskjʊr.ə.t̬i/ Definition
› the state of not being known to many people: He was briefly famous in his twenties but then sank into obscurity. He rose from relative obscurity to worldwide recognition.Unknown and unfamiliar
(Definition of obscurity noun (NOT KNOWN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a pig in a poke idiom
- alien adjective
- foreign adjective
- lesser-known adjective
- murky/uncharted waters idiom
- obscure adjective (NOT KNOWN)
- shadowy adjective
- strange adjective (NOT FAMILIAR)
- strangeness noun (NOT FAMILIAR)
- terra incognita noun
- the outside world idiom
- uncharted adjective
- unexplored adjective (PLACE)
- unexplored adjective (PLAN)
- unfamiliar adjective
- unheard-of adjective
- unknown noun
- unknown quantity noun
- unsung adjective
- unused adjective (NOT FAMILIAR)
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