01 a. Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.
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Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen; plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.“It was a rock Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds, Conspicious far.” — Milton.“Conspicious by her veil and hood, Signing the cross, the abbess stood.” — Sir W. Scott.
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Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a conspicuous excellence, or fault.“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.