conspicuous

English

Etymology

From Latin conspicuus (“visible, striking”), from cōnspicere (“to notice”), from con- (“with, together”) + specere (“to look at”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/, SAMPA: /k@n"spIk.ju.@s/

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Adjective

conspicuous (comparative more conspicuous, superlative most conspicuous)

1. Obvious or easy to notice.

   He was conspicuous by his absence.

2. Noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive.

   He had a conspicuous lump on his forehead.

Antonyms

• inconspicuous

Related terms

• conspicuity
• conspicuousness

Translations

obvious or easy to notice

Afrikaans: opvallende (af) Bulgarian: очевиден (bg), забележим (bg) Czech: nápadný (cs) m. Dutch: opvallend (nl) Esperanto: okulfrapa (eo) Estonian: silmatorkav (et) Finnish: silmäänpistävä, huomiota herättävä French: qui se remarque aisément (fr), visible (fr), voyant (fr)

German: auffällig (de) Hungarian: szembetűnő (hu), nyilvánvaló (hu) Korean: 눈에띄다 (nun-e ttuida) Norwegian: påfallende (no) Polish: widoczny m., zauważalny m., rzucający się w oczy Portuguese: proeminente (pt) m. and f. Russian: очевидный (ru) (ochevidniy) m. and f. Swedish: iögonfallande (sv)

noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive

Bulgarian: биещ на очи (bg) Czech: nápadný (cs) m. Dutch: afzichtelijk (nl) Estonian: silmatorkav (et) Finnish: silmäänpistävä (fi) French: qui attire l'attention (fr) German: auffällig (de)

Hebrew: בולט (bolet') m., בולטת (bolet'et) f. Hungarian: feltűnő (hu) Korean: 뽐내다 (ppomnaeda), 젠체하다 (jenche-hada) Polish: niezwykły m., rażący m. Portuguese: proeminente, saliente (pt) m. and f. Russian: выделяющийся (ru) m., заметный (ru)

External links

• 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