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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONSPICUOUS, a. [L., to look or see. See Species.]
1. Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; manifest; as, to stand in a conspicuous place.
Or come I less conspicuous.
2. Obvious to the mental eye; clearly or extensively known, perceived or understood. Hence, eminent; famous; distinguished; as a man of conspicuous talents; a lady of conspicuous virtues.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" [ant: inconspicuous, invisible]
2: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion" [syn: blatant, blazing, conspicuous]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin conspicuus, from conspicere to get sight of, from com- + specere to look — more at spy Date: circa 1534 1. obvious to the eye or mind <conspicuous changes> 2. attracting attention ; striking <a conspicuous success> 3. marked by a noticeable violation of good taste Synonyms: see noticeable • conspicuously adverb • conspicuousness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 clearly visible; striking to the eye; attracting notice. 2 remarkable of its kind (conspicuous extravagance). Derivatives: conspicuously adv. conspicuousness n. Etymology: L conspicuus (as conspectus)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Conspicuous Con*spic"u*ous, a. [L. conspicuus, fr. conspicere to get sight of, to perceive; con- + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy] 1. Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye. It was a rock Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds, Conspicious far. --Milton. Conspicious by her veil and hood, Signing the cross, the abbess stood. --Sir W. Scott. 2. Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a conspicuous excellence, or fault. A man who holds a conspicuous place in the political, ecclesiastical, and literary history of England. --Macaulay. Syn: Distinguished; eminent; famous; illustrious; prominent; celebrated. See Distinguished. -- Con*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Con*spic"u*ous*ness, n.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If someone or something is conspicuous, people can see or notice them very easily. The most conspicuous way in which the old politics is changing is in the growing use of referendums... You may feel tearful in situations where you feel conspicuous. ADJ • conspicuously Johnston's name was conspicuously absent from the list. ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj 2. If you say that someone or something is conspicuous by their absence, you are drawing attention to the fact that they are not in a place or situation where you think they should be. He played no part in the game and was conspicuous by his absence in the post-match celebrations. PHRASE

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Visible, discernible, perceptible, apparent, noticeable, plain, clear, in plain sight. 2. Eminent, pre-eminent, prominent, distinguished, remarkable, noted, celebrated, marked, famed, famous, illustrious.

Moby Thesaurus

appalling, apparent, arrant, arresting, astonishing, awe-inspiring, awesome, blatant, bold, celebrated, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear-cut, consequential, crystal-clear, defined, definite, distinct, distinguished, egregious, eminent, esteemed, estimable, evident, exceptional, extraordinary, fabulous, fantastic, flagrant, flashy, formidable, garish, gaudy, glaring, glorious, hanging out, illustrious, important, impressive, in focus, in relief, in the foreground, in the limelight, incontestable, incontrovertible, incredible, loud, lurid, manifest, marked, marvelous, memorable, noble, notable, noteworthy, noticeable, notorious, obtrusive, obvious, of mark, open-and-shut, openhanded, ostensible, ostentatious, outstanding, palpable, patent, perceptible, plain, pointed, prestigious, prominent, pronounced, rare, remarkable, rememberable, reputable, salient, showy, signal, significant, special, staring, stark-staring, sticking out, striking, superior, tawdry, telling, to the front, uncommon, unforgettable, unmistakable, unquestionable, unusual, vivid, vulgar, well-defined, well-marked, well-pronounced, well-resolved, wonderful