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# obscurity

noun (obscurities)

«obscurity» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The state of being hidden, unknown or unclear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obscurity/#m1)
2. The state of not being famous or well known. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obscurity/#m2)

### In the lessons

a story whose beginnings are hidden or unknown

### Examples

- The origin of the tale is in obscurity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obscurity/#x1)
- He lived in obscurity until the book was found. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obscurity/#x2)
- The old song fell into obscurity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obscurity/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## In Jewish tradition

a story whose beginnings are hidden or unknown

### Examples

- And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of a book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness. (Prophets ISA.29.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/obscurity/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «obscurity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/obscurity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«obscurity» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/obscurity.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «obscurity» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/obscurity/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«obscurity» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/obscurity.html) on Mova free.