Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - obscurity

(obscurities) 1. Obscurity is the state of being known by only a few people. For the lucky few, there’s the chance of being plucked from obscurity and thrown into the glamorous world of modelling... ? fame N-UNCOUNT 2. Obscurity is the quality of being difficult to understand. An obscurity is something that is difficult to understand. ‘How can that be?’ asked Hunt, irritated by the obscurity of Henry’s reply... N-VAR