conspicuous

[US]/kənˈspɪkjuəs/
[UK]/kənˈspɪkjuəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. easily noticeable or attracting attention, prominent or striking.

Phrases & Collocations

conspicuous consumption

conspicuous place

conspicuous position

Example Sentences

a conspicuous landmark

There was a conspicuous landmark ahead.

hang a picture in a conspicuous place

he was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam's apple.

he showed conspicuous bravery.

He was conspicuous among his colleagues.

Her outlandish attire made her conspicuous in the crowd.

Its coloring makes it highly conspicuous.

When it came to cleaning up afterwards, Anne was conspicuous by her absence.

primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord (a notochord) conspicuous in the larva.

Combined with financial ratio, the RIV model is characterized by more conspicuous objectivity and verifiability.

Tax laws were discriminatorily enforced, conspicuous surveillance and visible "investigative" interviews with activists, and grand jury subpoenas.

Despite Arsenal's continued resilience against the deal, he was conspicuous by his absence from the team photocall at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday.

It is bestowed for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty, in actual combat against an armed enemy force.

She's always conspicuous because of her bright clothes and queer hair style.

the tendency of disyllable is obvious;the trend of foreign words' many entity is conspicuous;the phenomenon of calque is popular;and most of them are vivid and used as spoken language.

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