Mist vs. Obscure
Mistnoun
(uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air.
‘It was difficult to see through the morning mist.’;
Obscureadjective
Dark, faint or indistinct.
Mistnoun
(countable) A layer of fine droplets or particles.
‘There was an oily mist on the lens.’;
Obscureadjective
Hidden, out of sight or inconspicuous.
Mistnoun
(figurative) Anything that dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.
Obscureadjective
Difficult to understand.
‘an obscure passage or inscription;’; ‘The speaker made obscure references to little-known literary works.’;
Mistverb
To form mist.
‘It's misting this morning.’;
Obscureadjective
Not well-known.
Mistverb
To spray fine droplets on, particularly of water.
‘I mist my tropical plants every morning.’;
Obscureadjective
Unknown or uncertain; unclear.
‘The etymological roots of the word "blizzard" are obscure and open to debate.’;
Mistverb
To cover with a mist.
‘The lens was misted.’;
Obscureverb
(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.
Mistverb
(of the eyes) To be covered by tears.
‘My eyes misted when I remembered what had happened.’;
Obscureverb
(transitive) To hide, put out of sight etc.
Mistnoun
Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.
Obscureverb
To conceal oneself; to hide.
Mistnoun
Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist.
Obscureadjective
Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
‘His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.’;
Mistnoun
Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision.
‘His passion cast a mist before his sense.’;
Obscureadjective
Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.
‘The obscure birdClamored the livelong night.’; ‘The obscure corners of the earth.’;
Mistverb
To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim.
Obscureadjective
Not noticeable; humble; mean.
Mistverb
To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.
Obscureadjective
Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or incomprehensible; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
Mistnoun
a thin fog with condensation near the ground
Obscureadjective
Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects.
Mistverb
become covered with mist;
‘The windshield misted over’;
Obscureverb
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.
‘They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with obscured lights.’; ‘Why, 't is an office of discovery, love,And I should be obscured.’; ‘There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by the writings of learned men as this.’; ‘And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame?’;
Mistverb
make less visible or unclear;
‘The stars are obscured by the clouds’;
Obscureverb
To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark.
‘How! There's bad news.I must obscure, and hear it.’;
Mistverb
spray finely or cover with mist
Obscurenoun
Obscurity.
Mistnoun
a cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that limits visibility (to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1 km)
‘the peaks were shrouded in mist’; ‘a mist rose out of the river’;
Obscureverb
make less visible or unclear;
‘The stars are obscured by the clouds’;
Mistnoun
a condensed vapour settling in fine droplets on a surface
‘a breeze cooled the mist of perspiration that had dampened her temples’;
Obscureverb
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred;
‘Her remarks confused the debate’; ‘Their words obnubilate their intentions’;
Mistnoun
a haze or film over the eyes, especially caused by tears, and resulting in blurred vision
‘Ruth saw most of the scene through a mist of tears’;
Obscureverb
make obscure or unclear;
‘The distinction was obscured’;
Mistnoun
used in reference to something that blurs one's perceptions or memory
‘Sardinia's origins are lost in the mists of time’;
Obscureverb
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing;
‘a hidden message’; ‘a veiled threat’;
Mistverb
cover or become covered with mist
‘the windows of the car were misted up with condensation’; ‘the glass was beginning to mist up’;
Obscureverb
make difficult to perceive by sight;
‘The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake’;
Mistverb
(of a person's eyes) become covered with a film of tears causing blurred vision
‘her eyes misted over with relief and joy’;
Obscureadjective
not clearly understood or expressed;
‘an obscure turn of phrase’; ‘an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit’; ‘their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear’; ‘vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science’;
Mistverb
spray (something, especially a plant) with a fine cloud of water droplets
‘don't mist furry-leaved plants such as African violets’;
Obscureadjective
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’;
Mist
Mist is a phenomenon caused by small droplets of water suspended in air. Physically, it is an example of a dispersion.
Obscureadjective
difficult to find;
‘hidden valleys’; ‘a hidden cave’; ‘an obscure retreat’;
Obscureadjective
not famous or acclaimed;
‘an obscure family’; ‘unsung heroes of the war’;
Obscureadjective
not drawing attention;
‘an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet’; ‘an obscure flaw’;
Obscureadjective
remote and separate physically or socially;
‘existed over the centuries as a world apart’; ‘preserved because they inhabited a place apart’; ‘tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization’; ‘an obscure village’;
