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Obscureness

Obscurity.

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Incomprehensibility 76% connected

The quality of being incomprehensible, or beyond the reach of human intellect; incomprehensibleness; inconceivability; inexplicability.

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Obscurity 76% connected

The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.

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Abstruse 74% connected

Concealed or hidden out of the way.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Abstruse 74% connected

Concealed or hidden out of the way.

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Obscure 74% connected

Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.

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Obscure 74% connected

Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.

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Abstruseness 92% connected

The quality of being abstruse; difficulty of apprehension.

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Humbleness 92% connected

The quality of being humble; humility; meekness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lowliness 92% connected

The state or quality of being lowly; humility; humbleness of mind.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Obscurity 92% connected

The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Unimportance 92% connected

Want of importance; triviality.

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an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Ascertain verb · 78% connection

To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to determine.

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Background noun · 78% connection

A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: obscurity.
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Becloud verb · 78% connection

To cause obscurity or dimness to; to dim; to cloud.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: obscurity.
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Caligo noun · 78% connection

Dimness or obscurity of sight, dependent upon a speck on the cornea; also, the speck itself.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: obscurity.
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Clear verb · 78% connection

To free from obscurity or ambiguity; to relive of perplexity; to make perspicuous.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: obscurity.
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Dark noun · 78% connection

Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there is little or no light.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: obscurity.
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Darkness noun · 78% connection

The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: obscurity.
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Declare verb · 78% connection

To make clear; to free from obscurity.

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Dimness noun · 78% connection

The state or quality / being dim; lack of brightness, clearness, or distinctness; dullness; obscurity.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: obscurity.
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Disinter verb · 78% connection

To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: obscurity.
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Dusk noun · 78% connection

Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening.

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Emerge verb · 78% connection

To rise out of a fluid; to come forth from that in which anything has been plunged, enveloped, or concealed; to issue and appear; as,…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: obscurity.
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Emersion noun · 78% connection

The act of emerging, or of rising out of anything; as, emersion from the sea; emersion from obscurity or difficulties.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: obscurity.
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