Definition of conspicuous

"conspicuous" in the adjective sense

1. conspicuous

obvious to the eye or mind

"a tower conspicuous at a great distance"

"wore conspicuous neckties"

"made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"

2. blatant, blazing, conspicuous

without any attempt at concealment completely obvious

"blatant disregard of the law"

"a blatant appeal to vanity"

"a blazing indiscretion"

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Quotations for conspicuous

Conspicuous by his absence. [ Tacitus ]

In beauty, faults conspicuous grow;
The smallest speck is seen on snow. [ Gay ]

Conspicuous with three listed colors gay, betokening peace from God, and covenant new. [ Milton ]

Great men do not content us. It is their solitude, not their force, that makes them conspicuous. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

Every error of the mind is the more conspicuous and culpable in proportion to the rank of the person who commits it. [ Juvenal ]

Shadows are in reality, when the sun is shining, the most conspicuous thing in a landscape, next to the highest lights. [ Ruskin ]

Too great carelessness, equally with excess in dress, multiplies the wrinkles of old age, and makes its decay still more conspicuous. [ Bruyere ]

Merit is never so conspicuous as when coupled with an obscure origin, just as the moon never appears so lustrous as when it emerges from a cloud. [ Bovee ]

Sydney Smith playfully says that commonsense was invented by Socrates, that philosopher having been one of its most conspicuous exemplars in conducting the contest of practical sagacity against stupid prejudice and illusory beliefs. [ Whipple ]

Liberty, and not theology, is the enthusiasm of the nineteenth century. The very men who would once have been conspicuous saints are now conspicuous revolutionists, for while their heroism and disinterestedness are their own, the direction which these qualities take is determined by the pressure of the age. [ H. W. Lecky ]

Paraphernalia, Trappings or Regalia? We often hear paraphernalia used in the sense of trappings or regalia; as, The Grand Marshal was conspicuous in his gorgeous paraphernalia The word is derived from the Greek, and is strictly a law term, meaning whatever the wife brings with her at marriage, in addition to her dower, such as her dresses and her jewels. Hence the evident absurdity of the use of paraphernalia in the sentence cited. [ Pure English, Hackett And Girvin, 1884 ]

conspicuous in Scrabble®

The word conspicuous is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters conspicuous:

CONSPICUOUS
(162)
CONSPICUOUS
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

concuss, copious, coupons, cousins, oncosis, poisons, sinuous, spinous, uncoops

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word conspicuous

CONSPICUOUS
(162)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In conspicuous

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CONSPICUOUS
(108)
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conspicuous in Words With Friends™

The word conspicuous is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 23

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters conspicuous:

CONSPICUOUS
(351)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

concuss, copious, coupons, cousins, oncosis, poisons, sinuous, spinous, uncoops

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word conspicuous

CONSPICUOUS
(351)
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(261)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In conspicuous

CONSPICUOUS
(351)
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(261)
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(243)
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(162)
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(150)
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