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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Examples from the Web for inconspicuously
Contemporary Examples
Their strategy, were they to try to board a plane with a weapon, would be to dress as inconspicuously as possible.
Historical Examples
We must go through life so inconspicuously that Fate does not notice us.
The Moon and SixpenceW. Somerset Maugham
Inconspicuously I stepped into the Argonaut and up the stairs to Blythe's room.
The Pirate of PanamaWilliam MacLeod Raine
It was small and inconspicuously placed, but its interest was overwhelming.
It Pays to SmileNina Wilcox Putnam
Women should dress quietly and inconspicuously when traveling.
Book of Etiquette, Volume 2Lillian Eichler Watson
As usual, it had begun quite harmlessly and inconspicuously.
Banzai!Ferdinand Heinrich Grautoff
inconspicuous
- not easily noticed or seen; not prominent or striking
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Word Origin and History for inconspicuously
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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