Definition of conspicuous Conspicuous
/kʌnspɪˈkjuʌs/ - [kunspikyuus] - con•spic•u•ous
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| conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" | ||
| inconspicuous, invisible not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man" | ||
| indiscreet lacking discretion; injudicious; "her behavior was indiscreet at the very best" | ||
| conspicuousness high visibility | ||
| eye-catching, attention-getting likely to attract attention; "a catchy title for a movie" | ||
| prominent, large, big having broad power and range and scope; "taking the large view"; "a large effect"; "a large sympathy" | ||
| bold fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure" | ||
| egregious, flagrant, crying, glaring, rank, gross conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" | ||
| featured having facial features as specified; usually used in combination; "a grim-featured man" | ||
| in evidence clearly to be seen; "they were much in evidence during the fighting"; "she made certain that her engagement ring was in evidence" | ||
| marked singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate; "a marked man" | ||
| conspicuous - without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion" | ||
| blatant, blazing | ||
| unconcealed not concealed or hidden; "her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere"; "watched with unconcealed curiosity" | ||
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- conspicuous (Adjective)
Obvious or easy to notice. - conspicuous (Adjective)
Noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- conspicuous (a.)
Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye. - conspicuous (a.)
Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a conspicuous excellence, or fault.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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conspicuous
Immediately noticeable or standing out. -
conspicuous
Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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conspicuous
kon-spik′ū-us, adj. clearly seen: visible to eye or mind: prominent.—ns. Conspicū′ity, Conspic′uousness.—adv. Conspic′uously. [L. conspicuus—conspicĕre—con, inten., spicĕre, to look.]
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