Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Openness or exposure to the view; a state of being clearly visible.
- n. The property of being clearly discernible by the mind; obviousness.
- n. Eminence; celebrity; renown.
Wiktionary
- n. Openness or exposure to the view; a state of being clearly visible.
- n. The property of being clearly discernible by the mind; obviousness.
- n. Eminence; celebrity; renown.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the state of being conspicuous
- n. high visibility
Examples
“The idea to post cameras in crime plagued neighborhoods is a good one, but their conspicuousness is a problem, so Police Superintendent Jody Weis is proposing to add new covert cameras so small they fit inside a matchbox, the Sun-Times reports.”
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“That's the kind of conspicuousness we all object to," commented Peyton;”
“Recent research has identified conspicuousness as a key strategic defense against predators.”
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“The reverse order is equally standard, though, especially when conspicuousness is desired.”
“She feigned love for my children the way only Iranian nannies do with shameless conspicuousness that may be partially fake but is comforting nonetheless.”
“And ever since Biblical times or earlier? when a trader has got a rep for selling a fast cheap deal to shallow conspicuousness-seekers, somebody else has probably come along and countered by selling "authenticity.”
“The ecological process of birds preying on moths based on their relative conspicuousness is exactly the same in the two examples.”
“This difference is due to a difference in their conspicuousness to birds as they rest on the trunks of trees.”
“If for no other reason than its conspicuousness, this dramatic increase has become the surest symbol of an inefficient, far flung, gas - hogging food system, one that's hooked on fossil fuels, wedded to maximized production, and begging for reform.”
“Private jet marketing explicitly emphasizes the elite status and conspicuousness of this consumption.”
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