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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: conspicuous 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" [syn: {obvious}] [ant: {inconspicuous}] 2: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion" [syn: {blatant}, {blazing}, {open}] 3: inclined to flaunt; "conspicuous consumption" [syn: {flaunty}] 4: noticeable in an unpleasant way
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