Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Openness or exposure to the view; a state of being clearly visible.
- noun The property of being clearly discernible by the mind; obviousness.
- noun Eminence; celebrity; renown.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Openness orexposure to the view; a state of being clearlyvisible . - noun The property of being clearly
discernible by the mind;obviousness . - noun
Eminence ;celebrity ;renown .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the state of being conspicuous
- noun high visibility
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Examples
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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.
WN.com - Articles related to Nokia: Phones will make SLR cameras obsolete
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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.
WN.com - Articles related to Nokia: Phones will make SLR cameras obsolete
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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.
WN.com - Articles related to Nokia: Phones will make SLR cameras obsolete
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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.
WN.com - Articles related to Nokia: Phones will make SLR cameras obsolete
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"That's the kind of conspicuousness we all object to," commented Peyton;
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The reverse order is equally standard, though, especially when conspicuousness is desired.
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The reverse order is equally standard, though, especially when conspicuousness is desired.
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Recent research has identified conspicuousness as a key strategic defense against predators.
Kenny Ausubel: The Sting: Social Biomimicry and The Role of Fraud in Nature
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Recent research has identified conspicuousness as a key strategic defense against predators.
Kenny Ausubel: The Sting: Social Biomimicry and The Role of Fraud in Nature
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She feigned love for my children the way only Iranian nannies do with shameless conspicuousness that may be partially fake but is comforting nonetheless.
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