obscurity > define
noun
- The quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand.
- synonyms: obscureness, abstruseness, reconditeness
- An obscure and unimportant standing; not well known.
- usage: "he worked in obscurity for many years"
- The state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination.
- synonyms: obscureness
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(n.) The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary