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inconspicuous

English

Etymology

First attested circa 17th century, from Late Latin inconspicuus, from in-, "not" + Latin conspicuus, "conspicuous." Modern sense of "not easily noticeable" is from 1828.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ?n'k?n-sp?k?yo?o-?s, IPA(key): /??n.k?n?sp?k.ju.?s/

Adjective

inconspicuous (comparative more inconspicuous, superlative most inconspicuous)

  1. Not prominent nor easily noticeable
    • 2004, Shell Oil Company, Let's Collect Rocks and Shells, Kessinger Publishing Co., page 9,
      Approaching danger, whether from octopus, fish or man, arouses caution in a small mollusk and it becomes as inconspicuous as it can.

Synonyms

  • invisible

Antonyms

  • conspicuous

Related terms

  • inconspicuousness

Translations

See also

  • obscure
  • unnoticeable

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inconspicuously

English

Etymology

From in- +? conspicuous +? -ly.

Pronunciation

Adverb

inconspicuously (comparative more inconspicuously, superlative most inconspicuously)

  1. In an inconspicuous manner; so as not to attract attention or appear unusual or out of the ordinary.
    The detective sat inconspicuously in her car, across the parking lot, pretending to read the newspaper.

Antonyms

  • conspicuously

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