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Definition of conspicuous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

conspicuous

adjective
conspicuous pronunciation English kənˈspɪkjuəs conspicuous pronunciation American kənˈspɪkjuəs
 
easy to see or notice; likely to attract attention
Mary's red hair always made her conspicuous at school.I felt very conspicuous in my new car.The advertisements were all posted in a conspicuous place.The event was a conspicuous success (= a very great one).Bay windows are a conspicuous feature of his architecture.
Opposite
inconspicuousconspicuously
conspicuously pronunciation English kənˈspɪkjuəsli conspicuously pronunciation American kənˈspɪkjuəsli
adverbWomen were conspicuously absent from (= there were surprisingly few women on) the planning committee. conspicuousness
conspicuousness pronunciation English kənˈspɪkjuəsnəs conspicuousness pronunciation American kənˈspɪkjuəsnəs
noun [uncountable]
Idioms

conspicuous by your absence

not present in a situation or place, when it is obvious that you should be there
When it came to cleaning up afterwards, Anne was conspicuous by her absence.