Inconspicuous

Pronunciation

• enPR: Ä­n'kÉ™n-spÄ­kʹyoÍžo-É™s, IPA: /ˌɪn.kÉ™nˈspɪk.ju.É™s/

Origin

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

Full definition of inconspicuous

Adjective

1. Not prominent nor easily noticeable
• 2004, Shell Oil Company, Let's Collect Rocks and Shells, Kessinger Publishing Co., page 9,Approaching danger, whether from octopus, fish or man, arouses caution in a small mollusk and it becomes as inconspicuous as it can.

Synonyms

• invisible

Antonyms

• conspicuous

Related terms

• inconspicuousness