He was so inconspicuous that he could come and go, not specially noticed around hotel lobbies and service passages (Saul Bellow).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
con|spic´u|ous|ness — con|spic|u|ous «kuhn SPIHK yu uhs», adjective. 1. easily seen; clearly visible: »A traffic sign should be placed where it is conspicuous. SYNONYM(S): noticeable. See syn. under prominent. (Cf. ↑prominent) 2. attracting notice; worthy of notice;… … Useful english dictionary
con|spic´u|ous|ly — con|spic|u|ous «kuhn SPIHK yu uhs», adjective. 1. easily seen; clearly visible: »A traffic sign should be placed where it is conspicuous. SYNONYM(S): noticeable. See syn. under prominent. (Cf. ↑prominent) 2. attracting notice; worthy of notice;… … Useful english dictionary
con|spic|u|ous — «kuhn SPIHK yu uhs», adjective. 1. easily seen; clearly visible: »A traffic sign should be placed where it is conspicuous. SYNONYM(S): noticeable. See syn. under prominent. (Cf. ↑prominent) 2. attracting notice; worthy of notice; remarkable: »an… … Useful english dictionary
in´con|spic´u|ous|ly — in|con|spic|u|ous «IHN kuhn SPIHK yu uhs», adjective. ot conspicuous; attracting little or no attention: »He was so inconspicuous that he could come and go, not specially noticed around hotel lobbies and service passages (Saul Bellow).… … Useful english dictionary
in|con|spic|u|ous — «IHN kuhn SPIHK yu uhs», adjective. ot conspicuous; attracting little or no attention: »He was so inconspicuous that he could come and go, not specially noticed around hotel lobbies and service passages (Saul Bellow). –in´con|spic´u|ous|ly,… … Useful english dictionary
spic — con·spic·u·ous; con·spic·u·ous·ly; con·spic·u·ous·ness; de·spic·a·bil·i·ty; de·spic·a·ble; de·spic·a·ble·ness; de·spic·a·bly; per·spic·u·ous; per·spic·u·ous·ly; per·spic·u·ous·ness; spic; spic·ery; spic·i·ly; spic·i·ness; spic·u·la; spic·u·lar;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… … English syllables
conspicuous — con•spic•u•ous [[t]kənˈspɪk yu əs[/t]] adj. 1) easily seen or noticed; readily observable 2) attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities • Etymology: 1535–45; < L conspicuus visible, conspicuous =conspic(ere) (see conspectus) +… … From formal English to slang
conspicuous — con|spic|u|ous [ kən spıkjuəs ] adjective 1. ) very noticeable or easy to see, especially because of being unusual or different: She might have felt less conspicuous if there had been other women there too. ─ opposite INCONSPICUOUS 2. ) FORMAL… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
