inconspicuous
adj/ˌɪn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin incōnspicuus. Equivalent to in- + conspicuous.
- learned borrowing from incōnspicuus
Definitions
Invisible.
Not prominent nor easily noticeable.
- Approaching danger, whether from octopus, fish or man, arouses caution in a small mollusk and it becomes as inconspicuous as it can.
The neighborhood
- synonymdiscreet
- synonymimprominent
- synonyminconspicuous
- synonyminevident
- synonyminobtrusive
- synonymlow-profile
- synonymnoteless
- synonymobscure
- synonymunconspicuous
- synonymunevident
- synonymunobtrusive
- antonymconspicuous
- neighborobscure
- neighborunnoticeable
- neighborbackground
- neighbornotable
- neighborunintrusive
- neighborunknown
- neighborhidden
- neighborinsignificant
- neighboraphananthous
- neighborsedate
- neighborsubtle
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at inconspicuous. 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.
A definitional loop anchored at inconspicuous. 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 inconspicuous
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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