Obscure vs. Transparent

Obscure vs. Transparent — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Obscure and Transparent

Obscureadjective

Dark, faint or indistinct.

Transparentadjective

(of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.

The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there.

Obscureadjective

Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.

Transparentadjective

(of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.

Obscureadjective

Difficult to understand.

an obscure passage or inscription;The speaker made obscure references to little-known literary works.

Transparentadjective

Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

His reasons for the decision were transparent.
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Obscureadjective

Not well-known.

Transparentadjective

(signal processing) Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.

Obscureadjective

Unknown or uncertain; unclear.

The etymological roots of the word "blizzard" are obscure and open to debate.

Transparentadjective

transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity;

the cold crystalline water of melted snowcrystal clear skiescould see the sand on the bottom of the limpid poollucid aira pellucid brooktransparent cristal

Obscureverb

(transitive) 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.

Transparentadjective

so thin as to transmit light;

a hat with a diaphanous veilfilmy wings of a mothgauzy clouds of dandelion downgossamer cobwebssheer silk stockingstransparent chiffonvaporous silks
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Obscureverb

(transitive) To hide, put out of sight etc.

Transparentadjective

free of deceit

Obscureverb

To conceal oneself; to hide.

Transparentadjective

easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety);

a transparent explanationa transparent lie

Obscureverb

make less visible or unclear;

The stars are obscured by the clouds

Obscureverb

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred;

Her remarks confused the debateTheir words obnubilate their intentions

Obscureverb

make obscure or unclear;

The distinction was obscured

Obscureverb

make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing;

a hidden messagea veiled threat

Obscureverb

make difficult to perceive by sight;

The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake

Obscureadjective

not clearly understood or expressed;

an obscure turn of phrasean impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirittheir descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclearvague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science

Obscureadjective

marked by difficulty of style or expression;

much that was dark is now quite clear to methose who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure

Obscureadjective

difficult to find;

hidden valleysa hidden cavean obscure retreat

Obscureadjective

not famous or acclaimed;

an obscure familyunsung heroes of the war

Obscureadjective

not drawing attention;

an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpetan obscure flaw

Obscureadjective

remote and separate physically or socially;

existed over the centuries as a world apartpreserved because they inhabited a place aparttiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilizationan obscure village