inconspicuous
pronunciation
How to pronounce inconspicuous in British English:
UK [ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs]
How to pronounce inconspicuous in American English:
US [ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs]
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- Adjective:
- not prominent or readily noticeable
Word Origin
- inconspicuous (adj.)
- 1620s, "invisible," from Late Latin inconspicuus, from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + Latin conspicuus (see conspicuous). Weakened sense of "not readily seen or noticed" first recorded 1828. Related: Inconspicuously; inconspicuousness.
Example
- 1. Then how about some magic around an otherwise inconspicuous chair ?
- 2. Leaf blade not shiny , lateral veins inconspicuous .
- 3. Few researchers , though , had given any serious thought to the relatively small and inconspicuous marks around the cave paintings .
- 4. Seed appendage absent or inconspicuous .
- 5. Leaf sheath auricles present or inconspicuous .