If something is obscure, it's vague and hard to see. Be careful if you're driving in heavy rain the painted lines can be obscure.
Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
Verb
make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
Verb
make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake"
Verb
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
Verb
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
Verb
make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
Adjective S.
not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...for
Adjective S.
marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka''s work say his style is obscure"
Adjective S.
remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"
Adjective S.
not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw"
Adjective S.
not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"
Adjective S.
difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"
superl.
Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of
light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
superl.
Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous
to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from
observation; unnoticed.
superl.
Not noticeable; humble; mean.
superl.
Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse
or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
superl.
Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as,
an obscure view of remote objects.
a.
To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the
dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious,
beautiful, or illustrious.
v. i.
To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark.
n.
Obscurity.
Obscure
His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.2.
The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night.
The obscure corners of the earth.3.
Obscure
They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with obscured lights.
Why, 't is an office of discovery, love, And I should be obscured.
There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by the writings of learned men as this.
And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame?
Obscure
How! There's bad news. I must obscure, and hear it.
Obscure
Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.
Obscurity.
Usage Examples
Talent, like beauty, to be pardoned, must be obscure and unostentatious.
For my birthday my husband learned to cook and is cooking one day a week for me. But he only likes to do fancy dishes. So we end up with weird, obscure things in the refrigerator.
Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it. Because the dream is within you, no one can take it away.
A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort.
It seems to me that at this time we need education in the obvious more than the investigation of the obscure.
The problem of how we finance the welfare state should not obscure a separate issue: if each person thinks he has an inalienable right to welfare, no matter what happens to the world, that's not equity, it's just creating a society where you can't ask anything of people.
Be obscure clearly.
I guess something that I've noticed from American acts who had success in touring is more of an explanation as to their music. Which is I think quite funny. I think British acts might like to leave more to the imagination - maybe a bit more obscure perhaps - a bit more shy.
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Other Usage ExamplesWhat is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care.
Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And shares the nature of infinity.
No further evidence is needed to show that 'mental illness' is not the name of a biological condition whose nature awaits to be elucidated, but is the name of a concept whose purpose is to obscure the obvious.
Crabbed and obscure definitions are of no use beyond a narrow circle of students, of whom probably every one has a pet one of his own.
Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to that arrogant oligarchy who merely happen to be walking around.
Harmony is an obscure and difficult musical science, but most difficult to those who are not acquainted with the Greek language because it is necessary to use many Greek words to which there are none corresponding in Latin.
Bob Dylan has always sealed his decisions with the unexplainable. His motives for withholding the release of the magnificent 'Basement Tapes' will be as forever obscure as Brian Wilson's reasons for the destruction of the tapes for 'Smile.'
There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.
Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.
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