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conspicuous

adj
/kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/

Etymology

From Latin conspicuus (“visible, striking”), from cōnspicere (“to notice”), from con- (“with, together”) + specere (“to look at”).

  1. derived from conspicuus

Definitions

  1. Obvious or easy to notice.

    • He was conspicuous by his absence.
    • [...] 1. Handsignalmen, where needed, ought to wear a conspicuous orange/yellow cape (like many road workmen) to draw attention to them.

  2. Noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive.

    • He had a conspicuous lump on his forehead.
    • For his height he had a small face. The combination made him conspicuous.

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Derived

conspicuous by one's absence, conspicuous consumer, conspicuous consumption, conspicuously, inconspicuous, semiconspicuous

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at conspicuous. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at conspicuous. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at conspicuous

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA