Obscureness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being humble and unimportant

the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əbskjˈʊɹnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɒbskjˈʊənəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɒbskjˈʊənəs/

4 syllables Say it as /əbskjˈʊɹnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reconditeness lowliness humbleness obscurity abstruseness unimportance

Antonyms

clarity

Word Forms

humble	adjective	of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
unimportant	adjective	devoid of importance, meaning, or force
obscure	adjective	not famous or acclaimed
abstruse	adjective	difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge
recondite	adjective	difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dunkelheit

der Zustand, demütig und unwichtig zu sein

🇫🇷French

obscurité

l'état d'être humble et sans importance

🇪🇸Spanish

oscuridad

el estado de ser humilde y sin importancia

🇮🇹Italian

oscurità

lo stato di essere umile e poco importante

🇳🇱Dutch

onduidelijkheid

de staat van nederig en onbelangrijk zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

obscuridade

o estado de ser humilde e sem importância

🇷🇺Russian

неясность

состояние смирения и неважности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्पष्टता

विनम्र और महत्वहीन होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্পষ্টতা

নম্র এবং গুরুত্বহীন হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிவின்மை

தாழ்மையான மற்றும் முக்கியமற்ற நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్పష్టత

వినయపూర్వకమైన మరియు ప్రాముఖ్యత లేని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्पष्टता

नम्र आणि बिनमहत्त्वाची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્પષ્ટતા

નમ્ર અને બિનમહત્વપૂર્ણ હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಪಷ್ಟತೆ

ವಿನಮ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಮುಖ್ಯವಲ್ಲದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അവ്യക്തത

വിനയവും അപ്രധാനവുമായ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਪਸ਼ਟਤਾ

ਨਿਮਰ ਅਤੇ ਮਹੱਤਵਹੀਣ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر واضح

عاجز اور غیر اہم ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

晦涩难懂

卑微和不重要的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

不明瞭さ

謙虚で重要ではない状態

🇰🇷Korean

모호함

겸손하고 중요하지 않은 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tối tăm

trạng thái khiêm tốn và không quan trọng

🇹🇭Thai

ความไม่ชัดเจน

สถานะของความอ่อนน้อมถ่อมตนและไม่สำคัญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakjelasan

keadaan rendah hati dan tidak penting

🇵🇭Filipino

kalabuan

ang estado ng pagiging mapagpakumbaba at hindi mahalaga

🇲🇾Malay

kekaburan

keadaan merendah diri dan tidak penting

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الغموض

حالة التواضع وعدم الأهمية

🇮🇷Persian

مبهم بودن

حالت فروتنی و بی اهمیت بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

belirsizlik

mütevazı ve önemsiz olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

ערפול

המצב של צנוע וחסר חשיבות

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The primary meaning of 'obscureness' is 'the state of being humble and unimportant'.

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Using 'obscureness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'obscureness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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