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inconspicuous

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not readily noticeable.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not conspicuous or readily discernible; not to be easily perceived by the sight; so small or unobtrusive as readily to escape notice.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Not conspicuous or noticeable; hardly discernible.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Not prominent or easily noticeable

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective not prominent or readily noticeable

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

First attested circa 17th century, from Late Latin inconspicuus, from in-, "not" + Latin conspicuus, "conspicuous." Modern sense of "not easily noticeable" is from 1828.

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Examples

  • We pranked a co-worker that none of us could stand by smearing sour cream in inconspicuous areas on and around his desk, (inside the mouthpiece of his telephone, on his pens, etc).

    EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Someone cookie / wrapped my car 2008

  • And while a shy designer trying to be inconspicuous is certainly a logical possibility, he has a logical consequence that those who perceive his almost-but-not-quite-erased footprints should cut some slack for those who are having trouble seeing them.

    Teaching the Debate 2005

  • Sticky Fingers is taking orders for a slew of savory vegan sides and desserts you can bring to Thanksgiving dinner; owner Doron Greenblatt says the sides are "inconspicuous" -- so your fellow feasters will never know there's soy milk in the mashed potatoes.

    Going veggie this Thanksgiving? Lavanya Ramanathan 2010

  • Visually inconspicuous, that is, but evident to anyone with a good nose.

    Express Milwaukee 2009

  • Similarly, the word 'inconspicuous', in Heidegger's later writings, indicates something other than being hidden or obscured in the obvious way that features of the earth or soil, to which the gardener must attend, may be.

    enowning enowning 2009

  • Similarly, the word 'inconspicuous', in Heidegger's later writings, indicates something other than being hidden or obscured in the obvious way that features of the earth or soil, to which the gardener must attend, may be.

    Archive 2009-04-01 enowning 2009

  • Ask the seller to email you a photo of the object if you are not clear about certain statements such as inconspicuous this or soiled that.

    The (Almost) Complete Guide to Online Purchases 2008

  • Ask the seller to email you a photo of the object if you are not clear about certain statements such as inconspicuous this or soiled that.

    The (Almost) Complete Guide to Online Purchases 2008

  • Editorially it attacked Bright's position, belittling the speech for having been made at the one "inconspicuous" place where the orator would be sure of a warm welcome, and asking why Manchester or

    Great Britain and the American Civil War Ephraim Douglass Adams

  • The guards try to be inconspicuous, which isn’t all that hard: carrying a sidearm in Baghdad is roughly equivalent to carrying a Leatherman in the States.

    The New York Times's Lonely War Mnookin, Seth 2008

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