Conspicuous
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| # [[noticeable|Noticeable]] or [[attracting]] [[attention]], especially if [[unattractive]]. | # [[noticeable|Noticeable]] or [[attracting]] [[attention]], especially if [[unattractive]]. | ||
| #* He had a '''conspicuous''' lump on his forehead. | #* He had a '''conspicuous''' lump on his forehead. | ||
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| + | From Latin ''conspicuus'' (“[[visible]], [[striking]]”), from ''cōnspicere'' (“to [[notice]]”), from ''[[con-]]'' (“with, together”) + ''[[specere]]'' (“to look at”) | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Conspicuous consumption]] | ||
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- Obvious or easy to notice.
- He was 'conspicuous' by his absence
- Noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive.
- He had a conspicuous lump on his forehead.
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Etymology
From Latin conspicuus (“visible, striking”), from cōnspicere (“to notice”), from con- (“with, together”) + specere (“to look at”)
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See also
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