conspicuousness


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con·spic·u·ous

(kən-spĭk′yo͞o-əs)
adj.
1. Easy to notice; obvious: a conspicuous flaw in the construction.
2. Attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable. See Synonyms at noticeable.

[From Latin cōnspicuus, from cōnspicere, to observe : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + specere, to look; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

con·spic′u·ous·ly adv.
con·spic′u·ous·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. conspicuousness - the state of being conspicuous
salience, saliency, strikingness - the state of being salient
2. conspicuousness - high visibility
noticeability, noticeableness, obviousness, patency - the property of being easy to see and understand
obtrusiveness - an unwelcome conspicuousness
strikingness, boldness - the quality of standing out strongly and distinctly
visibility, visibleness - quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye; "low visibility caused by fog"
inconspicuousness - the quality of being not easily seen
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Translations
بُروز،ظُهور، لَفْت لِلنَّظَر
nápadnost
synlighedtydelighed
nyilvánvalóság
sÿnileiki
dobrá viditeľnosť
çarpıcılık

conspicuousness

n (of person, clothes, behaviour)Auffälligkeit f; (= visibility: of road signs etc) → deutliche Sichtbarkeit, Auffälligkeit f; (= obviousness: of lack of sympathy etc) → Deutlichkeit f
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conspicuous

(kənˈspikjuəs) adjective
very noticeable. Her blond hair made her conspicuous in the crowd. opvallend, in die oog lopend, opsigtelik, sigbaar بارِز لِلنَّظَر، لافِت، باد لِلعَيان очевиден evidente nápadný auffallend tydelig; synlig εμφανής llamativo silmatorkav چشمگیر؛ مشهود silmäänpistävä voyant בּוֹלֵט לָעַין प्रत्यक्ष ja sam vidljiv nyilvánvaló mencolok áberandi evidente, 目だっている 눈에 뛰는 ryškus, išsiskiriantis uzkrītošs; acīs krītošs kelihatan menonjol opvallend lett synlig, påfallende ostentacyjny, wyróżniający się او څار، څرګند: ستر saliência remarcabil бросающийся в глаза nápadný opazen uočljiv iögonfallande, lätt att se ที่เห็นได้ชัดเจน göze çarpan, dikkat çeken 顯眼的 помітний; такий, що впадає у вічі واضح، نماياں ، بيّن dễ thấy 明显的
conˈspicuously adverb
opvallend, opsigtelik بِصورَة بارِزَه، بِصورَة لافِتَه очевидно evidentemente nápadně auffallend tydeligt; synligt εμφανώς de forma llamativa, notoriamente silmatorkavalt آشکارا silmäänpistävästi remarquablement בְּאוֹפֵן בּוֹלֵט स्पष्ट रूप से vidljiv nyilvánvalóan secara mencolok augsÿnilega in modo evidente 目だって 눈에 뛰게 uzkrītoši dengan menonjol opvallend iøynefallende, bemerkelsesverdig ostentacyjnie آشکارا manifestamente (în mod) remarcabil броско nápadne očitno uočljivo på ett iögonfallande sätt อย่างเห็นได้ชัดเจน göze çarpar şekilde 顯眼地 помітно وضاحت ك‍ے سات‍ھ rõ ràng 明显地
conˈspicuousness noun
opvallendheid, opsigtelikheid, sigbaarheid بُروز،ظُهور، لَفْت لِلنَّظَر очевидност evidência nápadnost die Auffälligkeit tydelighed; synlighed προκλητικότητα visibilidad silmatorkavus وضوح؛ silmäänpistävyys visibilité התבלטות स्पष्टतया, सुस्पष्टतया izrazitost, vidljivost nyilvánvalóság kemenonjolan sÿnileiki vistosità 人目につくこと 눈에 뜀 uzkrītamība penonjolan opvallendheid synlighet, tydelighet wyróżnianie się او څار، څرګند: ستر saliência caracter evident броскость dobrá viditeľnosť očitnost uočljivost synlighet, tydlighet ความเป็นจุดเด่น çarpıcılık 顯眼 помітність وضاحت sự dễ thấy 明显
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Upon regaining conspicuousness, Nana Boaman lodged a complaint at the Police Headquarters, upon which Gariba and one Tahiru were arrested and arraigned before the court upon investigation by the police, who charged them with the offence of assault.
The females reduce the conspicuousness of unattended eggs by masking them with dry plants during laying period (Jenkins 1961).
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