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inconspicuous

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in⋅con⋅spic⋅u⋅ous

  [in-kuhn-spik-yoo-uhs]
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–adjective
not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
Origin:
1615–25; < L inconspicuus. See in- 3 , conspicuous

Related forms:
in⋅con⋅spic⋅u⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
in⋅con⋅spic⋅u⋅ous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
unnoticeable, unobtrusive, unostentatious.
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in·con·spic·u·ous   (ĭn'kən-spĭk'yōō-əs)   
adj.  Not readily noticeable.
in'con·spic'u·ous·ly adv., in'con·spic'u·ous·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

inconspicuous 
1624, "invisible," from L.L. inconspicuus, from in- "not" + L. conspicuus (see conspicuous). Sense of "not readily seen or noticed" first recorded 1828.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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