See Also: underlining(1)(dictionary)
underlining(2)(dictionary)
conspicuous(dictionary)
conspicuous(dictionary)
conspicuous consumption(dictionary)

underlining(1) (iou) and conspicuous (oh)


underlining(1) (iou)



underlining noun1. L16.
[from UNDER- + LINING noun1.]
A lining placed under something; the inner lining of a garment.

conspicuous (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: conspicuus, from conspicere 'to get to see', from com- ( COM-) + specere 'to look']
very easy to notice
-opposite inconspicuous inconspicuous
::The notice must be displayed in a conspicuous place.
::a bird with conspicuous white markings
::I felt very conspicuous in my red coat.
conspicuous Success, courage etc is very great and impressive
::He had represented Italy with conspicuous Success.
::The award is given for notable or conspicuous achievement in science.
be conspicuous by your/its absence
used to say that someone or something is not somewhere where they were expected to be
::a group that were conspicuous by their absence from the awards ceremony