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3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. "O
base and obscure vulgar." Shak. "An obscure
person." Atterbury.

4. Not easily understood; not clear or
legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or
inscription.

5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded;
imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects.

Obscure rays (Opt.), those rays which
are not luminous or visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the
limits of the visible portion.

Syn. -- Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty;
abstruse; intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed;
unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.

Ob*scure", v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Obscured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Obscuring.] [L. obscurare, fr. obscurus: cf. OF.
obscurer. See Obscure, a.] 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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