conspicuous

Pronunciation: /kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective obvious to the eye or mind
  2. adjective without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

Etymology

From Latin conspicuus (“visible, striking”), from cōnspicere (“to notice”), from con- (“with, together”) + specere (“to look at”).

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Semantic network

Similar
big, bold, crying, marked
Opposite (antonyms)
inconspicuous

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