Ob‐scu″ri‐ty (ŏb‐skū″rĭ‐ty̆), n. [L. obscuritas: cf. F. obscurité.] The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.
You are not for obscurity designed. Dryden.
They were now brought forth from obscurity, to be contemplated by artists with admiration and despair. Macaulay.
Syn. — Darkness; dimness; gloom. See Darkness.