English-Thai Dictionary

conspicuous

ADJ ที่ เห็นได้ชัด เจน  obvious ti-hen-dai-chad-jen

 

conspicuous by one's absence

IDM ไม่ ปรากฎ ตัว อยู่ ด้วย ทั้งๆ  ที่ ควร อยู่  mai-pra-kod-tua-yu-duai-tang-tang-ti-kuan-yu

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONSPICUOUS

a.[L., to look or see. See Species. ] 1. Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; manifest; as, to stand in a conspicuous place.
Or come I less conspicuous.
2. Obvious to the mental eye; clearly or extensively known, perceived or understood. Hence, eminent; famous; distinguished; as a man of conspicuous talents; a lady of conspicuous virtues.

 

CONSPICUOUSLY

adv. In a conspicuous manner; obviously; in a manner to be clearly seen; eminently; remarkably.

 

CONSPICUOUSNESS

n. 1. Openness or exposure to the view; a state of being visible at a distance; as the conspicuousness of a tower.
2. Eminence; fame; celebrity; renown; a state of being extensively known and distinguished; as the conspicuousness of an author.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONSPICUOUS

Con *spic "u *ous, a. Etym: [L. conspicuus, fr. conspicere to get sight of, to perceive; con- + spicere, specere, to look. See Spy ]

 

1. 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.

 

2. 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

conspicuous

con spic u ous |kənˈspikyo͞oəs kənˈspɪkjuəs | ▶adjective standing out so as to be clearly visible: he was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam's apple. • attracting notice or attention: he showed conspicuous bravery. PHRASES conspicuous by one's absence obviously not present in a place where one should be. [from a speech made by Lord John Russell in an address to electors (1859 ): taken from Tacitus ( Annals iii. 76 ).]DERIVATIVES con spi cu i ty |ˌkänspiˈkyo͞oitē |noun, con spic u ous ly adverb, con spic u ous ness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin conspicuus (from conspicere ‘look at attentively, ’ from con- (expressing intensive force ) + spicere ‘look at ’) + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

conspicuous

conspicuous |kənˈspɪkjʊəs | ▶adjective clearly visible: he was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam's apple. • attracting notice or attention: he showed conspicuous bravery. PHRASES conspicuous by one's absence obviously not present where one or it should be. [from a speech made by Lord John Russell in an address to electors (1859 ): taken from Tacitus ( Annals iii. 76 ).]DERIVATIVES conspicuity noun, conspicuously adverb, conspicuousness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin conspicuus (from conspicere ‘look at attentively ’, from con- (expressing intensive force ) + spicere ‘look at ’) + -ous .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

conspicuous

conspicuous adjective a tropical vine with conspicuous blossoms: easily seen, clear, visible, noticeable, discernible, perceptible, detectable; obvious, manifest, evident, apparent, marked, pronounced, prominent, patent, crystal clear; striking, eye-catching, impactful, overt, blatant; distinct, recognizable, unmistakable, inescapable; informal as plain as the nose on one's face, standing /sticking out like a sore thumb.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

conspicuous

conspicuous adjective lots of birds have highly conspicuous plumage | he showed conspicuous bravery: easily seen, clear, visible, clearly visible, standing out, noticeable, observable, discernible, perceptible, perceivable, detectable; obvious, manifest, evident, apparent, marked, pronounced, prominent, outstanding, patent, crystal clear, as clear as crystal; vivid, striking, dramatic, eye-catching, flagrant, ostentatious, overt, blatant, as plain as a pikestaff, staring one in the face, writ large, as plain as day; distinct, recognizable, distinguishable, unmistakable, inescapable; informal as plain as the nose on one's face, standing /sticking out like a sore thumb, standing /sticking out a mile. ANTONYMS inconspicuous.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

conspicuous

con spic u ous /kənspɪ́kjuəs / (! 強勢は第2音節 ) 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〈人 物が 〉 «…で » 人目を引く, 顕著な ; 並はずれて良い [悪い ] «for » (↔inconspicuous )▸ She felt conspicuous wearing her best clothes on a weekday .彼女は平日に晴れ着を着て, 人目を引いていると感じた ▸ a sudden conspicuous increase in trading volume 貿易量の突然の顕著な増加 ▸ the most conspicuous example 最も顕著な例 2 見やすい , 明らかな .be consp ì cuous by one's á bsence (いるべき人が )いなくて目立つ .～̀ cons ú mption 誇示的な消費 〘自分が金持ちであることを誇示するような金の使い方 〙.～ness 名詞

 

conspicuously

con sp í c u ous ly 副詞 著しく, 目立って .