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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Conspicuous \Con*spic"u*ous\, adjective [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.
It was a rock Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds, Conspicious far. --Milton.
Conspicious by her veil and hood, Signing the cross, the abbess stood. --Sir W. Scott.
2. Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a conspicuous excellence, or fault.
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}, adverb -- {Con*spic"u*ous*ness}, noun
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
conspicuousness
noun
1: the state of being conspicuous
2: high visibility [ant: {inconspicuousness}]
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