| Front | conspicuous |
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| Back | BrE /kənˈspɪkjuəs/NAmE /kənˈspɪkjuəs/ adjective easy to see or notice; likely to attract attentionMary'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). Bay windows are a conspicuous feature of his architecture. inconspicuous con•spicu•ous•ly/BrE kənˈspɪkjuəsli; NAmE kənˈspɪkjuəsli/ adverbWomen were conspicuously absent from (= there were surprisingly few women on) the planning committee.con•spicu•ous•ness/BrE kənˈspɪkjuəsnəs; NAmE kənˈspɪkjuəsnəs/noun [uncountable]conˌspicuous by your ˈabsencenot present in a situation or place, when it is obvious that you should be thereWhen it came to cleaning up afterwards, Anne was conspicuous by her absence. |
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