conspicuous
Use Conspicuous in a sentence
yu adjective
1.
easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a conspicuous error.
2.
attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities: He was conspicuous by his booming laughter.
Origin:
1535–45; < Latin conspicuus visible, conspicuous, equivalent to conspic(ere) (see conspectus) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf. contiguous, continuous, -ous
1535–45; < Latin conspicuus visible, conspicuous, equivalent to conspic(ere) (see conspectus) + -uus deverbal adj. suffix; cf. contiguous, continuous, -ous
Related forms
con·spic·u·ous·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. manifest, noticeable, clear, marked, salient. 2. prominent, striking, noteworthy.
1. manifest, noticeable, clear, marked, salient. 2. prominent, striking, noteworthy.
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conspicuous (kənˈspɪkjʊəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | clearly visible; obvious or showy |
| 2. | attracting attention because of a striking quality or feature: conspicuous stupidity |
| [C16: from Latin conspicuus, from conspicere to perceive; see | |
| con'spicuously | |
| —adv | |
| con'spicuousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
conspicuous
1540s, from L. conspicuus "open to view," from conspicere "to look at, observe," from com- intensive prefix + specere (see scope (1)). Phrase conspicuous by its absence (1859) is said to be from Tacitus ("Annals" iii.76), in a passage about certain images: "sed præfulgebant
... eo ipso quod effigies eorum non visebantur."
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Example sentences
Our unknown travelers may have chosen the burial spot because it was obscure-or because it was conspicuous.
During migration, the western often feeds on fruit and is more conspicuous.
More recently it has become conspicuous on the top line.
The originality is conspicuous in what he says concerning the idols of the tribe.
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