Meaning

noun the state of being humble and unimportant

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

noun the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

originEtymology tree English obscure Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English obscureness From obscure + -ness.

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