Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonobscurity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nonob-scu-ri-ty
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of not being obscure.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Some years later, this “obscure quack” attained permanent nonobscurity when the procedure bearing his name became world famous, saving many lives."

Etymology

From non- + obscurity.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does nonobscurity mean?: The state of not being obscure.
Where does nonobscurity come from?: From non- + obscurity.

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