conspicuously
Use Conspicuously 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 | |
| conspicuous (kənˈspɪkjʊəs) | |
| —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
Engage people and let them feel really conspicuously good about going green and we'll get some results.
And that, in itself, is the standard of a conspicuously substandard film.
Others are waved about conspicuously in the hands of security officials.
Doubtless the city's impoverished millions envy the conspicuously prosperous few.
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