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

  1. Obscure as an adjective:

    Dark, faint or indistinct.

  2. Obscure as an adjective:

    Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.

  3. Obscure as an adjective:

    difficult to understand.

    Examples:

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

  4. Obscure as an adjective:

    not well-known.

  1. 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.

  2. Obscure as a verb (transitive):

    To hide, put out of sight etc.

  3. Obscure as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To conceal oneself; to hide.

  1. 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."

  2. 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.

  3. Transparent as an adjective:

    Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

    Examples:

    "His reasons for the decision were transparent."

  4. 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.