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English Dictionary: conspicuously	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
conspicuously adv in a manner tending to attract attention; "there have been plenty of general declarations about willingness to meet and talk, but conspicuously no mention of time and place" Antonym(s): inconspicuously in a prominent way; "the new car was prominently displayed in the driveway" Synonym(s): prominently, conspicuously
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Conspicuous \Conspic"uous\, 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. 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}. -- {Conspic"uously}, adv. -- {Conspic"uousness}, n.