Meaning of CONSPICUOUS
| Pronunciation: | | kun'spikyoous
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- [adj] obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
- [adj] noticeable in an unpleasant way
- [adj] inclined to flaunt; "conspicuous consumption"
- [adj] without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"
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| | Synonyms: | | attention-getting, big, blatant, blazing, bold, crying(a), egregious, exhibitionist(a), exhibitionistic, eye-catching, featured, flagrant, flaunty, glaring, gross, in evidence, large, marked, noticeable, obtrusive, obvious, open, ostentatious, outstanding, pretentious, prominent, rank, salient, spectacular, striking, unconcealed, visible |
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| | Antonyms: | | inconspicuous, invisible | | |
| | See Also: | | indiscreet | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Con*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. conspicuus, fr. conspicere
to get sight of, to perceive; con- + spicere, specere, to
look. See {Spy}]
1. Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen;
plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.
It was a rock Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds,
Conspicious far. --Milton.
Conspicious by her veil and hood, Signing the cross,
the abbess stood. --Sir W.
Scott.
2. Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly
defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a
conspicuous excellence, or fault.
A man who holds a conspicuous place in the
political, ecclesiastical, and literary history of
England. --Macaulay.
Syn: Distinguished; eminent; famous; illustrious; prominent;
celebrated. See {Distinguished}. -- {Con*spic"u*ous*ly},
adv. -- {Con*spic"u*ous*ness}, n.
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| | Related Terms: | | appalling, apparent, arrant, arresting, astonishing, awe-inspiring, awesome, blatant, bold, celebrated, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear-cut, consequential, crystal-clear, defined, definite, distinct, distinguished, egregious, eminent, esteemed, estimable, evident, exceptional, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, flagrant, flashy, formidable, garish, gaudy, glaring, glorious, hanging out, illustrious, important, impressive, in focus, in relief, in the foreground, in the limelight, incontestable, incontrovertible, incredible, loud, lurid, manifest, marked, marvelous, memorable, noble, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, notorious, obtrusive, obvious, of mark, open-and-shut, openhanded, ostensible, ostentatious, outstanding, palpable, patent, perceptible, plain, pointed, prestigious, prominent, pronounced, rare, remarkable, rememberable, reputable, salient, showy, signal, significant, special, staring, stark-staring, sticking out, striking, superior, tawdry, telling, to the front, uncommon, unforgettable, unmistakable, unquestionable, unusual, vivid, vulgar, well-defined, well-marked, well-pronounced, well-resolved, wonderful |
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