inconspicuous

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in·con·spic·u·ous

(ĭn′kən-spĭk′yo͞o-əs)

adj.

Not readily noticeable.

in′con·spic′u·ous·ly adv.

in′con·spic′u·ous·ness n.

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inconspicuous

(ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjʊəs)

adj

not easily noticed or seen; not prominent or striking

ˌinconˈspicuously adv

ˌinconˈspicuousness n

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in•con•spic•u•ous

(ˌɪn kənˈspɪk yu əs)

adj.

not conspicuous.

[1615–25; < Latin]

in`con•spic′u•ous•ly, adv.

in`con•spic′u•ous•ness, n.

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Adj.

inconspicuous - not prominent or readily noticeable; "he pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole"; "the invisible man"

invisible

conspicuous - obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"

inconspicuous

adjective

1. unobtrusive, hidden, unnoticeable, retiring, quiet, ordinary, plain, muted, camouflaged, insignificant, unassuming, unostentatious I'll try to be as inconspicuous as possible.
unobtrusive obvious, visible, noticeable, conspicuous, significant, bold, salient, obtrusive

2. plain, ordinary, modest, unobtrusive, unnoticeable The studio is an inconspicuous grey building.

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inconspicuous

adjective

Not readily noticed or seen:

obscure, unconspicuous, unnoticeable, unobtrusive.

Idiom: having a low profile.

Translations

غَيْر لافِت للنَّظَر

nenápadný

ikke iøjefaldende

unauffällig

inapparent

lítt áberandi

poco appariscente

nepastebimasnepastebimumas

nemanāmsneuzkrītošs

ikke lett å få øye på

göze çarpmaz

不引人注意的难以觉察的

inconspicuous

[ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjʊəs] ADJ [person] → que no llama la atención; [colour] → poco llamativo, que no llama la atención; [place] → que pasa desapercibido
she tried to make herself inconspicuous → trató de no llamar la atención or de pasar desapercibida

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

inconspicuous

[ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs] adj (= not noticeable) [person] → qui passe inaperçu(e); [area, place] → discret/ète; [colour, dress] → discret/ète
to make o.s. inconspicuous → ne pas se faire remarquer

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inconspicuous

adj → unauffällig; to make oneself inconspicuous → so wenig Aufsehen wie möglich erregen, sich kleinmachen (inf)

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inconspicuous

[ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjʊəs] adj (place) → che non dà nell'occhio, poco in vista; (colour) → poco appariscente; (person, dress) → dimesso/a
to make o.s. inconspicuous → cercare di passare inosservato/a

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inconspicuous

(inkənˈspikjuəs) adjective

not noticeable or conspicuous. The detective tried to be as inconspicuous as possible.

ˌinconˈspicuousness noun

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But in the Oblonskys' household, as in all families indeed, there was one inconspicuous but most valuable and useful person, Marya Philimonovna.

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Dimensions (by estimation)--Greatest length, eleven feet; height, six feet; head, erect; nostrils, expansive; eyes, expressive and fierce; teeth, serrated and abundant; tail, horizontal, waving, and slightly feline; feet, large and hairy; talons, long, curvated, dangerous; ears, inconspicuous; horns, elongated, diverging, and formidable; colour, plumbeous-ashy, with fiery spots; voice, sonorous, martial, and appalling; habits, gregarious, carnivorous, fierce, and fearless.

That, carnivorous," he continued, glancing his eye at the open page of his tablets; "this, granivorous; habits, fierce, dangerous; habits, patient, abstemious; ears, inconspicuous; ears, elongated; horns, diverging, &c., horns, none!"

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Firmly narrowing upward from this wealthy but inconspicuous substratum was the compact and dominant group which the Mingotts, Newlands, Chiverses and Mansons so actively represented.

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Jurgis had gone with the desire to get into an inconspicuous corner and see what was done; but this attitude of silent and open-eyed attention had marked him out for a victim.

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As we strolled on, climbing up higher and higher, we were continually bringing neighboring peaks into view and lofty prominence which had been hidden behind lower peaks before; so by and by, while standing before a group of these giants, we looked around for the chalet again; there it was, away down below us, apparently on an inconspicuous ridge in the valley!

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He went down into the little gallery as the lieutenant had directed, and clung to the rail at the extreme end beyond the look-out man, trying to seem as inconspicuous and harmless a fragment of life as possible.

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Councillor Mikulin was one of those powerful officials who, in a position not obscure, not occult, but simply inconspicuous, exercise a great influence over the methods rather than over the conduct of affairs.

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His nickname through the wards was 'Little Friend of all the World'; and very often, being lithe and inconspicuous, he executed commissions by night on the crowded housetops for sleek and shiny young men of fashion.

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I saw something fateful in that deliberate pacing towards the inconspicuous door with the words HOTEL ENTRANCE on the glass panels.

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Though the other had a student's stoop and an inconspicuous manner, he could see that the man was well over six feet high.

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"If you think about it in simple terms, fish have to be inconspicuous if they want to go undetected by their predators and prey, but at the same time, they have to be conspicuous if they want to attract the attention of potential mates, for example.