obscurity

Deficiency or absence of light; darkness.

1. The quality or condition of being unknown: "Even utter obscurity need not be an obstacle to [political] success" (New Republic).

2. One that is unknown.

3. The quality or condition of being imperfectly known or difficult to understand: "writings meant to be understood . . . by all, composed without deliberate obscurity or hidden motives" (National Review).

4. An instance of being imperfectly known or difficult to understand.

1. The quality or condition of being imperfectly known or difficult to understand: "writings meant to be understood . . . by all, composed without deliberate obscurity or hidden motives" (National Review).

2. An instance of being imperfectly known or difficult to understand.