inconspicuous

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

First attested circa 17th century, from Late Latin inconspicuus, from in-, "not" + Latin conspicuus, "conspicuous." Modern sense of "not easily noticeable" is from 1828.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭn'kən-spĭkʹyo͞o-əs, IPA: /ˌɪn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/, SAMPA: /%In.k@n"spIk.ju.@s/

[edit] Adjective

inconspicuous (comparative more inconspicuous, superlative most inconspicuous)

1. Not prominent or easily noticeable
   • 2004, Shell Oil Company, Let's Collect Rocks and Shells, Kessinger Publishing Co., page 9,

     Approaching danger, whether from octopus, fish or man, arouses caution in a small mollusk and it becomes as inconspicuous as it can.

[edit] Synonyms

• invisible

[edit] Antonyms

• conspicuous

[edit] Related terms

• inconspicuousness

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• obscure
• unnoticeable