Crossword clues for conspicuousness
conspicuousness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Conspicuous \Con*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. conspicuus, fr. conspicere to get sight of, to perceive; con- + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy]
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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.
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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, adv. -- Con*spic"u*ous*ness, n.
Wiktionary
n. 1 openness or exposure to the view; a state of being clearly visible. 2 The property of being clearly discernible by the mind; obviousness. 3 eminence; celebrity; renown.
WordNet
n. the state of being conspicuous
high visibility [ant: inconspicuousness]
Usage examples of "conspicuousness".
It is not alone the conspicuousness of this celestial vacancy, opening suddenly in the midst of one of the richest parts of the Galaxy, that has given it its fame, but quite as much the superstitious awe with which it was regarded by the early explorers of the South Seas.
Indeed, Commissioner, by his very conspicuousness, an alien like me might serve as an efficient gatherer of intelligence for you.
They sent him by prearrangement: because in his very foreignness, his conspicuousness and seeming detachment, he could learn what Terrans might not.
They sent him by prearrangement: because in bis very foreignness, his conspicuousness and seeming detachment, he could learn what Terrans might not.
Intelligent men have gone from combination to combination and extended their range, year by year, without realizing how their activities were enlarging them to conspicuousness and responsibility.
She hated the conspicuousness of being alone, and nothing seemed to her so melancholy as having to return each day to an empty hotel roomone with streaks on the wall and filthy windows.