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obtrusiveness

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ob·tru·sive  (b-trsv, -zv, b-)
adj.
1. Thrusting out; protruding: an obtrusive rock formation.
2. Tending to push self-assertively forward; brash: a spoiled child's obtrusive behavior.
3. Undesirably noticeable: an obtrusive scar.
[From Latin obtrsus, past participle of obtrdere, to obtrude; see obtrude.]
ob·trusive·ly adv.
ob·trusive·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.obtrusiveness - an unwelcome conspicuousness
conspicuousness - high visibility
unobtrusiveness - the quality of not sticking out in an unwelcome way
Translations
obtrusiveness
n (of person) → Aufdringlichkeit f; (of smell also) → Penetranz f; (of appearance, dress, building) → Auffälligkeit f


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They buzz around thee also with their praise: obtrusiveness, is their praise.
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
Yates, without discernment to catch Sir Thomas's meaning, or diffidence, or delicacy, or discretion enough to allow him to lead the discourse while he mingled among the others with the least obtrusiveness himself, would keep him on the topic of the theatre, would torment him with questions and remarks relative to it, and finally would make him hear the whole history of his disappointment at Ecclesford.
Mansfield Park by Austen, Jane View in context
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