Conspicuous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

obvious to the eye or mind

without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæmbɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/kənspˈɪkjuːəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənspˈɪkjuːəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæmbɪd/.

Examples

a tower conspicuous at a great distance
wore conspicuous neckties
made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blazing blatant

Antonyms

inconspicuous

Parts of Speech

adjective	obvious to the eye or mind “a tower conspicuous at a great distance”
adjective	without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious “blatant disregard of the law”

Word Forms

conspicuousness	noun	high visibility
blatancy	noun	the property of being both obvious and offensive

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auffällig

offensichtlich für das Auge oder den Geist

🇫🇷French

visible

évident à l'oeil ou à l'esprit

🇪🇸Spanish

conspicuo

obvio para el ojo o la mente

🇮🇹Italian

cospicuo

evidente alla vista o alla mente

🇳🇱Dutch

opvallend

duidelijk voor het oog of de geest

🇵🇹Portuguese

visível

óbvio para os olhos ou mente

🇷🇺Russian

заметный

очевидно для глаза или ума

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विशिष्ट

आंख या दिमाग से स्पष्ट

🇧🇩Bengali

সুস্পষ্ট

চোখে বা মনের কাছে স্পষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

வெளிப்படையான

கண்ணுக்கு அல்லது மனதிற்குத் தெளிவாகத் தெரியும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రస్ఫుటంగా

కంటికి లేదా మనసుకు స్పష్టంగా కనిపిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

सुस्पष्ट

डोळ्यांना किंवा मनाला स्पष्ट

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પષ્ટ

આંખ અથવા મન માટે સ્પષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎದ್ದುಕಾಣುವ

ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രകടമായ

കണ്ണിനോ മനസ്സിനോ വ്യക്തമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪਸ਼ਟ

ਅੱਖ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਮਾਗ ਲਈ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

نمایاں

آنکھ یا دماغ سے واضح

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

显眼的

肉眼或心目中显而易见的

🇯🇵Japanese

目立つ

目にも心にも明らかな

🇰🇷Korean

확실히 보이는

눈이나 마음에 분명하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dễ thấy

rõ ràng với mắt hoặc tâm trí

🇹🇭Thai

เห็นได้ชัดเจน

เห็นได้ชัดด้วยตาหรือจิตใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyolok

jelas bagi mata atau pikiran

🇵🇭Filipino

kitang-kita

halata sa mata o isip

🇲🇾Malay

terserlah

jelas pada mata atau fikiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

واضح

واضح للعين أو العقل

🇮🇷Persian

قابل توجه

برای چشم یا ذهن آشکار است

🇹🇷Turkish

göze çarpan

göze veya zihne açık

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוֹלֵט לָעַיִן

ברור לעין או למוח

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