Obscure vs. Transparent

Deficient in light; dark

Capable of transmitting light so that objects or images can be seen as if there were no intervening material.

So faintly perceptible as to lack clear delineation; indistinct

Permeable to electromagnetic radiation of specified frequencies, as to visible light or radio waves.

Indistinctly heard; faint.

So fine in texture that it can be seen through; sheer.

(Linguistics) Having the reduced, neutral sound represented by schwa (ə).

Easily seen through or detected; obvious

Far from centers of human population

Free from guile; candid or open

Out of sight; hidden

Open to public scrutiny; not hidden or proprietary

Not readily noticed or seen; inconspicuous

(Obsolete) Shining through; luminous.

Of undistinguished or humble station or reputation

(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.

Not clearly understood or expressed; ambiguous or vague

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

To make dim, indistinct, or impossible to see

Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

To make difficult to discern mentally or understand

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

To diminish the stature of; overshadow or detract from

(computing) Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background; invisible.

(Linguistics) To reduce (a vowel) to the neutral sound represented by schwa (ə).

Of an image or animated gif, having parts that do not overwrite the color of the background the image is placed over.

Something obscure or unknown.

Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond; - opposed to opaque.

Dark, faint or indistinct.

Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a transparent veil.

Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.

Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity;

Difficult to understand.

So thin as to transmit light;

Not well-known.

Free of deceit

Unknown or uncertain; unclear.

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

(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.

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

To conceal oneself; to hide.

Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.

Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.

Not noticeable; humble; mean.

Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or incomprehensible; as, an obscure passage or inscription.

Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects.

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.

To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark.

Obscurity.

Make less visible or unclear;

Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred;

Make obscure or unclear;

Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing;

Make difficult to perceive by sight;

Not clearly understood or expressed;

Marked by difficulty of style or expression;

Difficult to find;

Not famous or acclaimed;

Not drawing attention;

Remote and separate physically or socially;