obscureness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the state of being humble and unimportant
noun the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
noun the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

From obscure + -ness.

Whether a natural obscureness, hiding That region in perpetual cloud, Or our own want of effort, be the bar. — Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold, Matthew Arnold
As Buck slid along with the obscureness of a gliding shadow, his nose was jerked suddenly to the side as though a positive force had gripped and pulled it. — The call of the wild, Jack London

humbleness, unimportance, lowliness

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