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conspicuousness
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Conspicuousness
(gcide) | 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.
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It was a rock
Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds,
Conspicious far. --Milton.
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Conspicious by her veil and hood,
Signing the cross, the abbess stood. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly
defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a
conspicuous excellence, or fault.
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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.
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conspicuousness
(wn) | conspicuousness
n 1: the state of being conspicuous
2: high visibility [ant: inconspicuousness] |
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