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inconspicuous(dictionary)

inconspicuous (iou)



inconspicuous adjective. E17.
[from Latin inconspicuus (formed as IN-3 + CONSPICUOUS) + -OUS.]
Unable to be seen or perceived; invisible, indiscernible. E17-L18.
Not easily seen or noticed; not prominent or striking; spec. in Botany (of flowers) small, and green or pale. E19.
H. W. Bates The majority of forest-trees in equatorial Brazil have small and inconspicuous flowers. M. Amsterdam He started looking around for a place to throw it, that would be inconspicuous.
inconspicuously adverb M17.
inconspicuousness noun E17.