conspicuous
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Etymology [edit]
From Latin conspicuus (“visible, striking”), from cōnspicere (“to notice”), from con- (“with, together”) + specere (“to look at”)
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conspicuous (comparative more conspicuous, superlative most conspicuous)
- Obvious or easy to notice.
- 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 7, Well Tackled![1]:
- “No, don't,” replied the superintendent; “in fact, I'd rather you made yourself conspicuous elsewhere. Go down to the landing stage and cross to New Brighton or Wallasey—doesn't matter which—and come back. No doubt you will be seen, and reported to have gone across.”
- He was conspicuous by his absence.
- 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 7, Well Tackled![1]:
- Noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive.
- He had a conspicuous lump on his forehead.
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obvious or easy to notice
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noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive
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External links [edit]
- w:Conspicuous consumption
- w:Conspicuous leisure
- conspicuous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- conspicuous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- conspicuous at OneLook Dictionary Search
