Obscurity vs Obscurant - What's the difference?
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(label) Darkness; the absence of light.
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*:I walked in, and Stroeve followed me. The room was in darkness. I could only see that it was an attic, with a sloping roof; and a faint glimmer, no more than a less profound obscurity , came from a skylight.
The state of being unknown; a thing that is unknown.
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, chapter=5, title= The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
Acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.
Typical of or pertaining to ; obscurantic; obscurantistic.
One who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.
A person who seeks to prevent or hinder enquiry and the advancement of knowledge or wisdom; an agent of endarkenment.
An opposer of lucidity and transparency in the political and intellectual spheres.
Obscurity is a related term of obscurant.
As nouns the difference between obscurity and obscurant
is that obscurity is (label) darkness; the absence of light while obscurant is one who acts to confound or obfuscate; an obscurantist.As an adjective obscurant is
acting or tending to confound, obfuscate, or obscure.obscurity
English
(wikipedia obscurity)Noun
The Dust of Conflict, passage=The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land. It rose in places, black and sharp against the velvety indigo, over her dipping bow, though most of the low littoral was wrapped in obscurity .}}
A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.