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conspicuous (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: conspicuus, from conspicere 'to get to see', from com- ( COM-) + specere 'to look']
very easy to notice
-opposite inconspicuous inconspicuous
::The notice must be displayed in a conspicuous place.
::a bird with conspicuous white markings
::I felt very conspicuous in my red coat.
conspicuous success, courage etc is very great and impressive
::He had represented Italy with conspicuous success.
::The award is given for notable or conspicuous achievement in science.
be conspicuous by your/its absence
used to say that someone or something is not somewhere where they were expected to be
::a group that were conspicuous by their absence from the awards ceremony