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conspicuous
(redirected from conspicuous by absence)

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con·spic·u·ous  (kn-spky-s)
adj.
1. Easy to notice; obvious.
2. Attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable. See Synonyms at noticeable.

[From Latin cnspicuus, from cnspicere, to observe : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + specere, to look; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

con·spicu·ous·ly adv.
con·spicu·ous·ness n.

conspicuous [kənˈspɪkjʊəs]
adj
1. clearly visible; obvious or showy
2. attracting attention because of a striking quality or feature conspicuous stupidity
[from Latin conspicuus, from conspicere to perceive; see conspectus]
conspicuously  adv
conspicuousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
indiscreet - lacking discretion; injudicious; "her behavior was indiscreet at the very best"
inconspicuous, invisible - not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man"
2.conspicuous - without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"
unconcealed - not concealed or hidden; "her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere"; "watched with unconcealed curiosity"

conspicuous
adjective obvious, clear, apparent, visible, patent, evident, manifest, noticeable, blatant, discernible, salient, perceptible, easily seen Her conspicuous lack of warmth confirmed that they were no longer friends.
obvious hidden, concealed, obscure, invisible, inconspicuous, imperceptible, unnoticeable, indiscernible
Translations
conspicuous [kənˈspɪkjʊəs]
A. ADJ
1. (= attracting attention) [clothes] → llamativo; [person, behaviour] → que llama la atención; [notice, attempt] → visible
to be conspicuous by one's/its absencebrillar por su ausencia
I felt conspicuous in that ridiculous outfitvestido de aquella manera tan ridícula tenía la impresión de que todo el mundo me miraba or tenía la impresión de ser el objeto de atención
I left the keys in a conspicuous placedejé las llaves en un lugar bien visible
to make o.s. conspicuousllamar la atención
2. (= noticeable) [bravery] → destacado, manifiesto; [difference] → manifiesto, notorio
he was conspicuous for his couragedestacaba por su valor
a conspicuous lack of sthuna carencia manifiesta de algo
the film was a conspicuous failure/successla película fue un fracaso/éxito rotundo
B. CPD conspicuous consumption N (Econ) → consumo m ostentoso

conspicuous [kənˈspɪkjuəs] adj
(= noticeable) [feature] → qui attire l'attention; [absence, lack] → flagrant(e); [success] → notable
to be conspicuous → se voir
Her freckles were more conspicuous than usual → Ses taches de rousseur se voyaient plus que d'habitude.
to make o.s. conspicuous → se faire remarquer
to be conspicuous by one's absence → briller par son absence
(= visible) [place] → bien en évidence

conspicuous
adj person, clothes, behaviourauffällig, auffallend; (= easily visible) road signsdeutlich sichtbar, auffällig; (= obvious) lack of sympathy etcdeutlich, offensichtlich, auffallend; (= outstanding) braverybemerkenswert, hervorragend; to be/make oneself conspicuousauffallen; to feel conspicuousden Eindruck haben aufzufallen; why don’t you put it in a more conspicuous position?warum stellen Sie es nicht irgendwohin, wo es eher auffällt?; to be/not to be conspicuous for somethingsich/sich nicht gerade durch etw auszeichnen; he was conspicuous by his absenceer glänzte durch Abwesenheit; he showed a conspicuous lack of tacter fiel durch sein mangelndes Taktgefühl (unangenehm) auf

conspicuous [kənˈspɪkjʊəs] adj (person, behaviour) → che si fa notare; (clothes) → vistoso/a; (sign, notice) → ben visibile; (bravery, difference) → notevole, evidente
a conspicuous lack of sth → una notevole mancanza di qc
to make o.s. conspicuous → farsi notare
to be conspicuous by one's absence → brillare per la propria assenza
conspicuous [kənˈspɪkjʊəs] adj (person, behaviour) → che si fa notare; (clothes) → vistoso/a; (sign, notice) → ben visibile; (bravery, difference) → notevole, evidente
a conspicuous lack of sth → una notevole mancanza di qc
to make o.s. conspicuous → farsi notare
to be conspicuous by one's absence → brillare per la propria assenza

conspicuous
adj conspicuous [kənˈspikjuəs]
very noticeable Her blond hair made her conspicuous in the crowd. opvallend, in die oog lopend, opsigtelik, sigbaar بارِز لِلنَّظَر، لافِت، باد لِلعَيان очевиден nápadný tydelig; synlig auffallend εμφανής llamativo silmatorkav چشمگیر؛ مشهود silmäänpistävä voyant בּוֹלֵט לָעַין प्रत्यक्ष ja sam vidljiv nyilvánvaló mencolok áberandi evidente, (che nell'occhio) 目だっている 눈에 뛰는 ryškus, išsiskiriantis uzkrītošs; acīs krītošs kelihatan menonjol opvallend lett synlig, påfallende ostentacyjny, wyróżniający się saliência remarcabil бросающийся в глаза nápadný opazen uočljiv iögonfallande, lätt att se ที่เห็นได้ชัดเจน göze çarpan, dikkat çeken 顯眼的 помітний; такий, що впадає у вічі واضح، نماياں ، بيّن dễ thấy
adv conˈspicuously
opvallend, opsigtelik بِصورَة بارِزَه، بِصورَة لافِتَه очевидно nápadně tydeligt; synligt auffallend εμφανώς de forma llamativa, notoriamente silmatorkavalt آشکارا silmäänpistävästi remarquablement בְּאוֹפֵן בּוֹלֵט स्पष्ट रूप से vidljiv nyilvánvalóan secara mencolok augsÿnilega in modo evidente 目だって 눈에 뛰게 uzkrītoši dengan menonjol opvallend iøynefallende, bemerkelsesverdig ostentacyjnie manifestamente (în mod) remarcabil броско nápadne očitno uočljivo på ett iögonfallande sätt อย่างเห็นได้ชัดเจน göze çarpar şekilde 顯眼地 помітно وضاحت ك‍ے سات‍ھ rõ ràng
n conˈspicuousness
opvallendheid, opsigtelikheid, sigbaarheid بُروز،ظُهور، لَفْت لِلنَّظَر очевидност nápadnost tydelighed; synlighed die Auffälligkeit προκλητικότητα visibilidad silmatorkavus وضوح؛ silmäänpistävyys visibilité הִתבַּלטוּת स्पष्टतया, सुस्पष्टतया izrazitost, vidljivost nyilvánvalóság kemenonjolan sÿnileiki vistosità 人目につくこと 눈에 뜀 uzkrītamība penonjolan opvallendheid synlighet, tydelighet wyróżnianie się saliência caracter evident броскость dobrá viditeľnosť očitnost uočljivost synlighet, tydlighet ความเป็นจุดเด่น çarpıcılık 顯眼 помітність وضاحت sự dễ thấy


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