Definition of Inconspicuousness

1. Noun. The quality of being not easily seen.

Specialized synonyms: Unnoticeableness, Unobtrusiveness
Generic synonyms: Invisibility, Invisibleness
Antonyms: Conspicuousness
Derivative terms: Inconspicuous

Definition of Inconspicuousness

1. Noun. The condition of being inconspicuous ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Inconspicuousness

inconsistencies
inconsistency
inconsistent
inconsistently
inconsistentness
inconsisting
inconsolable
inconsolableness
inconsolably
inconsolate
inconsonance
inconsonances
inconsonant
inconspicuous
inconspicuously
inconspicuousness (current term)
inconstance
inconstancies
inconstancy
inconstant
inconstantly
inconstaunt
inconstruable
inconsumable
inconsumably
inconsumptible
incontestabilities
incontestability
incontestable
incontestableness

Literary usage of Inconspicuousness

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

1. Concealing-coloration in the Animal Kingdom: An Exposition of the Laws of by Gerald Handerson Thayer, Abbott Handerson Thayer (1909)
"... shadow-absorbing white is just such a coloration as insures its wearers, whether flying or swimming, the greatest average inconspicuousness against the ..."

2. Practical orthodontia by Martin Dewey (1919)
"inconspicuousness is a feature that is considered only for the satisfaction of the ... In no case must efficiency be sacrificed for inconspicuousness, ..."

3. General Biology: A Book of Outlines and Practical Studies for the General by James George Needham (1910)
"The moths shown in figure 247 are colored much like the burdock stem on which they rest, but their inconspicuousness is obviously greatly improved by the ..."

4. The International Journal of Orthodontia (1916)
"Because of its inconspicuousness it may be preferably employed from the start in ... It certainly would have the very great advantage of inconspicuousness. ..."

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