obscuritynounfeminine/ɔbʃkuɾiˈdadɨ/mediumobs·cu·ri·da·dePortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionThe state of being dark, dim, or unknown; lack of light or clarity.The room was plunged into total obscurity.He lived his life in relative obscurity.syndarknessdimnessshadowantlightclaritybrightnessCommon collocationstotal obscurityrelative obscurityfade into obscurityEtymologyDo latim 'obscuritas, -atis'.Related wordsobscuroobscurecerobscurantismo