obscureness

noun

Definition of obscurenessnext
as in ambiguity

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  1. ambiguity
  2. opacity
  3. obscurity
Noun
  • The pleasure mostly derives from picking out the remaining ambiguities, especially related to the film’s flash-forward coda; the finale has already inspired a lot of heated social-media debate over its intention.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Where American Primeval has at least allowed a sliver of ambiguity when portraying whether or not Young was complicit in the massacre’s cover-up until now, there’s none of that here.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of ambiguity
Noun
  • His belief that cryptocurrency’s opacity could shield him from the IRS proved to be his downfall.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • However, social audits routinely fail to detect human rights issues, due to flawed methodologies and wider industry opacity and incentive structures.
    Áine Clarke, Sourcing Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of opacity
Noun
  • Without a solid marketing strategy, even the best products risk fading into obscurity.
    Karan Sharma, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Some hardly get off the ground, while others raise money at lofty valuations before vanishing into obscurity.
    Jon Fortt,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of obscurity
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