Definition of Conspicuousness

1. Noun. The state of being conspicuous.

Generic synonyms: Salience, Saliency, Strikingness
Derivative terms: Conspicuous

2. Noun. High visibility.

Definition of Conspicuousness

1. Noun. Openness or exposure to the view; a state of being clearly visible. ¹

2. Noun. The property of being clearly discernible by the mind; obviousness. ¹

3. Noun. Eminence; celebrity; renown. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Conspicuousness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Conspicuousness

consortships
conspecific
conspecificity
conspecifics
conspectus
conspectuses
conspersion
conspersions
conspicious
conspicuities
conspicuity
conspicuous
conspicuous consumer
conspicuous consumption
conspicuously
conspicuousness (current term)
conspiracies
conspiracism
conspiracist
conspiracists
conspiracy
conspiracy of silence
conspiracy theories
conspiracy theorist
conspiracy theorists
conspiracy theory
conspirancy
conspirant
conspiration
conspirational

Literary usage of Conspicuousness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom by Charles Darwin (1876)
"... means by which flowers are cross-fertilised—Structures favourable to self- fertilisation—Relation between the structure and conspicuousness of flowers, ..."

2. Report of the Annual Meeting (1899)
"First, as to conspicuousness in form, pupae were fixed to surfaces which ... Secondly, as to conspicuousness in colour. In Nature the golden forms of the ..."

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