inconspicuous adj : not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man" [syn: invisible] [ant: conspicuous]

English

Etymology

• First attested circa 17th century, from Late Latin inconspicuus, from in-, "not" + conspicuus, "conspicuous." Modern sense of "not easily noticeable" is from 1828.

Pronunciation

• , /ˌɪn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/, /%In.k@n"spIk.ju.@s/

Adjective

1. Not prominent or easily noticeable

   "Approaching danger, whether from octopus, fish or man, arouses caution in a small mollusk and it becomes as inconspicuous as it can."

Antonyms

• conspicuous

Synonyms

• invisible

Related terms

• obscure
• unnoticeable

Translations

blear, bleared, bleary, blurred, blurry, confused, dark, dim, discreet, faint, feeble, filmy, foggy, fuzzy, half-seen, half-visible, hazy, ill-defined, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, insignificant, low-profile, merely glimpsed, misty, modest, obscure, out of focus, pale, semivisible, shadowy, unassuming, uncertain, unclear, undefined, undistinguished, unemphatic, unnoticeable, unnoticed, unobtrusive, unostentatious, unplain, unrecognizable, vague, weak