obscure
adj 1: not clearly understood or expressed; "an indeterminate 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...forms of
speech...have so long passed for mysteries of
science"- John Locke [syn: {indeterminate}, {vague}]
2: 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" [syn: {dark}]
3: difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an
obscure retreat" [syn: {hidden}]
4: not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes
of the war" [syn: {unknown}, {unsung}]
5: not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on
the carpet"; "an obscure flaw" [syn: {unnoticeable}]
6: 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" [syn: {apart(p)}, {isolated}]
v 1: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the
clouds" [syn: {befog}, {becloud}, {haze over}, {fog}, {cloud},
{mist}]
2: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused
the debate" [syn: {confuse}, {blur}] [ant: {clarify}]
3: make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
[syn: {bedim}, {overcloud}] [ant: {clarify}]
4: conceal or hide by covering or intervening [syn: {blot out},
{obliterate}, {hide}]
5: make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the
huge tree obscures the view of the lake" [syn: {benight},
{bedim}]