Conspicuousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Conspicuous \Con*spic"u*ous\, a. [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.
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              It was a rock
              Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds,
              Conspicious far.                      --Milton.
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              Conspicious by her veil and hood,
              Signing the cross, the abbess stood.  --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     2. Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly
        defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a
        conspicuous excellence, or fault.
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              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.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  conspicuousness
       n 1: the state of being conspicuous
       2: high visibility [ant: {inconspicuousness}]