conspicuous Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective obvious to the eye or mind
- a tower conspicuous at a great distance
- wore conspicuous neckties
- made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening
adjective satellite without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
blatant; blazing.
- blatant disregard of the law
- a blatant appeal to vanity
- a blazing indiscretion

L. conspicuus, fr. conspicere to get sight of, to perceive; con- + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy

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. Milton.

Conspicious by her veil and hood, Signing the cross, the abbess stood. Sir W. Scott.
Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a conspicuous exellence, or fault.
A man who holds a conspicuous place in the political, eccesiastical, and literary history of England. Macaulay.
Syn. -- Distinguished; eminent; famous; illustrious; prominent; celebrated. See Distinguished. -- Con*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. -- Con*spic"u*ous*ness, n.