con·spic·u·ous (k n-sp k y -s)adj. 1. Easy to notice; obvious. 2. Attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable. See Synonyms at noticeable. [From Latin c  nspicuus, from cnspicere, to observe : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + specere, to look; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]con·spic u·ous·ly adv.con·spic u·ous·ness n. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | conspicuousness - the state of being conspicuous |
| 2. | conspicuousness - high visibility noticeability, noticeableness, obviousness, patency - the property of being easy to see and understand obtrusiveness - an unwelcome conspicuousness strikingness, boldness - the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly visibility, visibleness - quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye; "low visibility caused by fog" inconspicuousness - the quality of being not easily seen |
Translations
conspicuousness
n (of person, clothes, behaviour) → Auffälligkeit f; (= visibility: of road signs etc) → deutliche Sichtbarkeit, Auffälligkeit f; (= obviousness: of lack of sympathy etc) → Deutlichkeit f
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