What Does CONSPICUOUS Mean? – CONSPICUOUS in a Sentence

By combining pictures with sentence examples, it will be easy to remember the definition and what CONSPICUOUS means and how to use it naturally in various contexts.

This video provides 3 illustrated examples. Take a moment to look at the picture, then listen and read the sentence example. Then make sure you understand the sentence. Look up in a dictionary any other words you do not understand.

At the end of the video, common collocations are listed in which the word is often found. You will also find a list of common synonyms.

Here is a transcript of the video: “The Definition of CONSPICUOUS”

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The word CONSPICUOUS is an adjective.
It’s pronounced:
con◦SPIK◦you◦us
with emphasis on the second syllable.

Definition:
easy to see or notice, attracting attention

The clipart shows one yellow smiley face in among a group of gray faces.

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Let’s consider 3 illustrated sentence examples. Then later in the video we will learn a number of synonyms, and finally a group of common collocations. This section will really help your English fluency.

Slide 4:
The picture shows brightly coloured mushrooms growing in the grass.

Sentence example: The mushroom commonly known as Fly Agaric, is very conspicuous due to its white-spotted, bright red cap.

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We see a picture of a red carpet event with no one appearing. Inset is a picture of Natalie Portman.

Sentence example: Natalie Portman was conspicuous by her absence at the Sydney premier of her Marvel movie, Thor: Love and Thunder.

Note: The phrase “conspicuous by his/her/their absence” is a common collocation meaning: a person is not in a place or situation where they are expected to be.

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In the picture we see Princess Beatrice, a member of the British Royal Family.

Sentence example: Princess Beatrice developed a reputation for wearing conspicuous hats!

In other words, Princess Beatrice often wears unusual, very noticeable hats, and now has a reputation for wearing them.

Slide 7:
CONSPICUOUS means:
easy to see or notice, attracting attention

Synonyms include:
distinct
obtrusive
obvious
noticeable
visible
evident

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Common collocations include:

conspicuous by his/her/their absence
so conspicuous
made it conspicuous
conspicuous amount/error/result

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