Patterned shower door glass with a clouded element lending more privacy to the bather The irregular pattern of the glass conceals waterspots and fingerprints
To obscure something means to make it difficult to understand. the jargon that frequently obscures educational writing This issue has been obscured by recent events
have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw" not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war
Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim
make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake"
make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake" make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure 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
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"
have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw"
Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription
The use of terrain, man-made obscurants, or limited visibility to hamper the enemy's observation or target acquisition of friendly forces In a breach operation, one of the four breaching fundamentals