The difference between Obscure and Transparent
When used as adjectives, obscure means dark, faint or indistinct, whereas transparent means see-through, clear.
Obscure is also verb with the meaning: to render obscure.
check bellow for the other definitions of Obscure and Transparent
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Obscure as an adjective:
Dark, faint or indistinct.
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Obscure as an adjective:
Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
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Obscure as an adjective:
difficult to understand.
Examples:
"an obscure passage or inscription; The speaker made obscure references to little-known literary works."
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Obscure as an adjective:
not well-known.
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Obscure as a verb (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.
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Obscure as a verb (transitive):
To hide, put out of sight etc.
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Obscure as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To conceal oneself; to hide.
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Transparent as an adjective (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.
Examples:
"The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there."
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Transparent as an adjective (of a system or organization):
Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
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Transparent as an adjective:
Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.
Examples:
"His reasons for the decision were transparent."
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Transparent as an adjective (signal processing):
Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
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