/ kənˈspɪkjuəs; NAmE / adjective
easy to see or notice; likely to attract attention :
Mary's red hair always made her conspicuous at school.
I felt very conspicuous in my new car.
The advertisements were all posted in a conspicuous place.
The event was a conspicuous success (= a very great one) .
OPP inconspicuous
► con·spicu·ous·ly adverb :
Women were conspicuously absent from the planning committee.
► con·spicu·ous·ness noun [ U ]
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IDIOMS
- conspicuous by your absence
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin conspicuus (from conspicere look at attentively, from con- (expressing intensive force) + spicere look at) + -ous .