Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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noun
Openness or exposure to the view; a state of being clearly visible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The property of being clearly discernible by the mind; obviousness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Eminence; celebrity; renown.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
high visibility
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: inconspicuousness
Broader terms: visibility, visibleness
Narrower terms: obviousness, noticeability, noticeableness, patency, obtrusiveness, boldness, strikingness
noun
the state of being conspicuous
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: salience, saliency, strikingness
History
Etymology tree English conspicuous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English conspicuousness From conspicuous + -ness.
