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adjective

Readily attracting notice: arresting, bold, eye-catching, marked, noticeable, observable, outstanding, pointed, prominent, pronounced, remarkable, salient, signal, striking. Idioms: sticking out like a sore thumb. See see/not see.

adj

Definition: important, prominent
Antonyms: inconspicuous, obscure, unimportant, unknown, unremarkable

adj

Definition: obvious, easily seen
Antonyms: concealed, hidden, imperceptible, inconspicuous, obscure, secret, unnoticeable, unremarkable, unseen

IN BRIEF: Easy to see; remarkable.

An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind. — Walter Bagehot (1826-1877).

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• Special, Bright, Skillful, or Unusual

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - iøjnefaldende, fremtrædende, fremragende

idioms:

• be conspicuous by absence    glimre ved sit fravær
• conspicuous consumption    iøjnefaldende forbrug for at prale

Nederlands (Dutch)
opvallend, opzichtig, overdadig

Français (French)
adj. - remarquable, voyant, ostentatoire

idioms:

• be conspicuous by absence    briller par son absence
• conspicuous consumption    consommation ostentatoire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - auffallend, auffällig, bemerkenswert

idioms:

• be conspicuous by absence    durch Abwesenheit glänzen
• conspicuous consumption    Prestigekäufe

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περίβλεπτος, ολοφάνερος

idioms:

• be conspicuous by absence    λάμπω δια της απουσίας μου
• conspicuous consumption    (οικον.) επιδεικτική κατανάλωση

Italiano (Italian)
cospicuo

idioms:

• be conspicuous by absence    brillare per la propria assenza
• conspicuous consumption    consumo ostentatorio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - conspícuo, evidente

idioms:

• be conspicuous by absence    brilhar pela ausência
• conspicuous consumption    consumo (m) conspícuo

Русский (Russian)
заметный, бросающийся в глаза

idioms:

• be conspicuous by absence    (его) отсутствие бросается в глаза
• conspicuous consumption    нарочитое приобретение вещей

Español (Spanish)
adj. - visible, llamativo

idioms:

• be conspicuous by absence    brillar por la ausencia
• conspicuous consumption    consumo ostentoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - iögonfallande, lätt att se, framstående

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
显著的, 出众的, 显眼的

idioms:

• be conspicuous by absence    因缺席反受人注意
• conspicuous consumption    炫耀性消费, 挥霍

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 顯著的, 出眾的, 顯眼的

idioms:

• be conspicuous by absence    因缺席反受人注意
• conspicuous consumption    炫耀性消費, 揮霍

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 잘 보이는, 남의 눈을 끄는

idioms:

• be conspicuous by absence    ~이 없는 것이 오히려 사람의 눈을 끈다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 目立つ, 著しい

idioms:

• be conspicuous by absence    ないことでかえって目立つ
• conspicuous consumption    誇示的消費

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بارز, ملفت للنظر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ברור, בולט‬

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