conspicuousness
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Noun (2)
- the state of being conspicuousType of salience, saliency
- high visibilityOpposite inconspicuousnessType of visibility, visiblenessKinds obtrusiveness, obviousness, boldnessAttribute of conspicuous, inconspicuous
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
“conspicuousness” is listed under Conspicuous.
Con·spic′u·ous adjective
Origin: 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.— John Milton
Conspicious by her veil and hood, Signing the cross, the abbess stood.— Sir Walter 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.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
Synonyms: Distinguished; eminent; famous; illustrious; prominent; celebrated. See Distinguished.
— Con·spic′wb-a1′>′u·ous·ly, adverb — Con·spic′wb-a1′>′u·ous·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54