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noun
The condition of being inconspicuous
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: inconspicuity, inconspicuosity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of being not easily seen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: conspicuousness
Broader terms: invisibility, invisibleness
Narrower terms: unnoticeableness, unobtrusiveness
History
Etymology tree English inconspicuous 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 inconspicuousness From inconspicuous + -ness.
