Obscurenesses

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A state of being difficult to understand or perceive due to vagueness
2. The concept of unclear or ambiguous aspects that complicate interpretation or comprehension
3. Instances of obscurity that may render something hard to grasp or recognize

Etymology: Obscurenesses is simply the plural of "obscureness," a noun built from the adjective "obscure" and the English suffix "-ness," which turns an adjective into a noun meaning "the quality or state of being" that adjective describes. The plural therefore names several distinct instances or degrees of that state, such as the various patches of vagueness in a text or argument. The adjective "obscure" came into English from Latin "obscurus," meaning dark, dim or covered over, and the "-ness" ending descends from Old English "-nes," which has been a productive way of forming abstract nouns since the Anglo-Saxon period. Because "obscureness" is a transparent compound of these two parts, its meaning follows directly from them: a thing that is hard to see, or hard to grasp, because it lacks clarity.

Synonyms: ambiguities, confusions, invisibility, vagueness, uncertainties

Antonyms: clarity, obviousness, evidence, lucidity, explicitness