inconspicuous
[in-kuh n-spik-yoo-uh s]
- not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
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Origin of inconspicuous
Synonyms
See more synonyms for inconspicuous on Thesaurus.comunnoticeable, unobtrusive, unostentatious.
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Contemporary Examples
On Costa Rica Street, in Palermo Soho, there is an inconspicuous black gate.
But Kate is nice and quiet and inconspicuous, whereas Chelsy is loud and brash and stands out.
The piece begins with a wooden barn door pierced with two inconspicuous peepholes.
Historical Examples
He remained reserved, retiring, inconspicuous, and puzzling to our understanding.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
He went to a small and inconspicuous closet and armed himself.
Pariah PlanetMurray Leinster
There can be but one reason for this; the bird is inconspicuous.
The Meaning of EvolutionSamuel Christian Schmucker
Now we know they existed, but they were small and inconspicuous.
The Meaning of EvolutionSamuel Christian Schmucker
Flowers small, 4-parted, inconspicuous, in clusters in the axils of the leaves.
Trees of the Northern United StatesAustin C. Apgar
inconspicuous
- not easily noticed or seen; not prominent or striking
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Word Origin and History for inconspicuous
adj.
1620s, "invisible," from Late Latin inconspicuus, from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + Latin conspicuus (see conspicuous). Weakened sense of "not readily seen or noticed" first recorded 1828. Related: Inconspicuously; inconspicuousness.
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