adv
Meaning 1
In a conspicuous manner; noticeably.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
conspicuously
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adverb
Meaning 2
in a prominent way
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the new car was prominently displayed in the driveway
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: prominently
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a manner tending to attract attention
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- there have been plenty of general declarations about willingness to meet and talk, but conspicuously no mention of time and place
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inconspicuously
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English conspicuous Middle English -ly English -ly English conspicuously From conspicuous + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: conspícuament — in a conspicuous manner
- Dutch: opvallend — in a conspicuous manner
- Finnish: huomiota herättävästi — in a conspicuous manner
- Finnish: silmiinpistävästi — in a conspicuous manner
- Finnish: näkyvästi — in a conspicuous manner
- French: ostensiblement — in a conspicuous manner
- German: auffallend — in a conspicuous manner
- German: auffällig — in a conspicuous manner
- German: sichtbar — in a conspicuous manner
- German: deutlich — in a conspicuous manner
- Ancient Greek: ἐπιφανῶς (epiphanôs) — in a conspicuous manner
- Portuguese: conspicuamente — in a conspicuous manner
- Spanish: notablemente — in a conspicuous manner
- Spanish: obviamente — in a conspicuous manner
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