[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

conspicuous \conspic"uous\, a. l. conspicuus, fr. conspicere
   to get sight of, to perceive; con- + spicere, specere, to
   look. see spy
   1. open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen;
      plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.
      1913 webster

            it was a rock
            of alabaster, piled up to the clouds,
            conspicious far.                      --milton.
      1913 webster

            conspicious by her veil and hood,
            signing the cross, the abbess stood.  --sir w.
                                                  scott.
      1913 webster

   2. obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly
      defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a
      conspicuous excellence, or fault.
      1913 webster

            a man who holds a conspicuous place in the
            political, ecclesiastical, and literary history of
            england.                              --macaulay.

   syn: distinguished; eminent; famous; illustrious; prominent;
        celebrated. see distinguished. -- conspic"uously,
        adv. -- conspic"uousness, n.
        1913 webster
see also:
spy distinguished conspic"uously conspic"uousness 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

conspicuous
     adj 1: obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great
            distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself
            conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" syn: obvious
            ant: inconspicuous
     2: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious;
        "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open
        hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing
        indiscretion" syn: blatant, blazing, open
see also:
obvious inconspicuous blatant blazing open 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

103 moby thesaurus words for "conspicuous":
   appalling, apparent, arrant, arresting, astonishing, awe-inspiring,
   awesome, blatant, bold, celebrated, clean-cut, clear,
   clear as crystal, clear-cut, consequential, crystal-clear, defined,
   definite, distinct, distinguished, egregious, eminent, esteemed,
   estimable, evident, exceptional, extraordinary, fabulous,
   fantastic, flagrant, flashy, formidable, garish, gaudy, glaring,
   glorious, hanging out, illustrious, important, impressive,
   in focus, in relief, in the foreground, in the limelight,
   incontestable, incontrovertible, incredible, loud, lurid, manifest,
   marked, marvelous, memorable, noble, notable, noteworthy,
   noticeable, notorious, obtrusive, obvious, of mark, open-and-shut,
   openhanded, ostensible, ostentatious, outstanding, palpable,
   patent, perceptible, plain, pointed, prestigious, prominent,
   pronounced, rare, remarkable, rememberable, reputable, salient,
   showy, signal, significant, special, staring, stark-staring,
   sticking out, striking, superior, tawdry, telling, to the front,
   uncommon, unforgettable, unmistakable, unquestionable, unusual,
   vivid, vulgar, well-defined, well-marked, well-pronounced,
   well-resolved, wonderful

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