"obscurity" meaning in All languages combined

See obscurity on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /əbˈskjʊərɪti/ [UK], /əbˈskjʊrɪti/ [US] Audio: en-us-obscurity.ogg [US] Forms: obscurity [singular], obscurities [plural]
Etymology: obscure + -ity Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|obscure|ity}} obscure + -ity Head templates: {{noun|2=obscurities}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Obscurity is darkness; the absence of light.
    Sense id: simple-obscurity-en-noun-fLP~PIUv
  2. The state of being unclear, unknown, or hard to understand.
    Sense id: simple-obscurity-en-noun-uQdgPqoH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ity
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