What is the meaning of obscure?

verb

• Make less visible or unclear.
  • usage: "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
  • synonyms: befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist
• Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred.
  • usage: "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
  • synonyms: confuse, blur, obnubilate
• Make obscure or unclear.
  • usage: "The distinction was obscured"
  • synonyms: bedim, overcloud
• Reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa.
• Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing.
  • usage: "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
  • synonyms: blot out, obliterate, veil, hide

adjective

• 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. A. Sorokin; "vague... Forms of speech... Have so long passed for mysteries of science- John Locke
  • synonyms: vague
• Marked by difficulty of style or expression.
  • usage: "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure"
  • synonyms: dark
• Difficult to find.
  • usage: "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"
  • synonyms: hidden
• Not famous or acclaimed.
  • usage: "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"
  • synonyms: unknown, unsung
• Not drawing attention.
  • usage: "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw"
  • synonyms: unnoticeable
• Remote and separate physically or socially.
  • usage: "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"
  • synonyms: apart, isolated