obscurity
/əbˈskjʊɹɪti/ noun C1- Darkness; the absence of light.
- The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown. · She was plucked from obscurity to star in a Broadway musical.
- The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
Plural obscurities
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Involuntarily his languid eyes closed, and still through his eyelashes a well-known form seemed to move amid the obscurity with which he thought himself enveloped.
The obscurity augmented the acuteness of his hearing; at the slightest sound he rose and hastened to the door, convinced they were about to liberate him, but the sound died away, and Dantès sank again into his seat.
“Sire,” said Villefort, “I will render a faithful report to your majesty, but I must entreat your forgiveness if my anxiety leads to some obscurity in my language.” A glance at the king after this discreet and subtle exordium, assured Villefort of the benignity of his august auditor, and he went on:
The family began to get accustomed to their obscurity.
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