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# conspicuous

«conspicuous» in Mova's school dictionary: **Very easy to see or notice; standing out** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (conspicuous, more conspicuous, most conspicuous); adverb conspicuously

### meaning for a pupil

1) Very easy to see or notice; standing out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conspicuous/#m1)

2) (in phrases) Attracting attention, as in "conspicuous by its absence" (noticeable because it is missing). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conspicuous/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons, bright clothing makes you conspicuous to drivers. In stories, a conspicuous detail can be an important clue. Phrases: "make yourself conspicuous", "conspicuous by its absence", "conspicuous spending".

### examples

- Wear a conspicuous yellow vest when cycling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conspicuous/#x1)
- The red door was conspicuous in the grey street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conspicuous/#x2)
- His name was conspicuous by its absence from the list. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conspicuous/#x3)
- The bird's bright feathers made it conspicuous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conspicuous/#x4)
- She felt conspicuous in her costume. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conspicuous/#x5)
- Put the sign in a conspicuous place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conspicuous/#x6)
- The priestesses of Vesta, called Vestales or Vestal Virgins, played a conspicuous part in these festivals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conspicuous/#x7)

### note

Pronounced "kon-SPIK-yoo-us". The opposite is "inconspicuous" (hard to notice). Being conspicuous is good for safety on roads.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «conspicuous» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conspicuous/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.