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{
"antonyms": [
{
"sense": "antonym(s) of \"all\"",
"word": "inconspicuous"
}
],
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "conspicuous by one's absence"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "conspicuous consumer"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "conspicuous consumption"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*speḱ-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "conspicuus",
"4": "",
"5": "visible, striking"
},
"expansion": "Latin conspicuus (“visible, striking”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "cōnspicere",
"3": "",
"4": "to notice"
},
"expansion": "cōnspicere (“to notice”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "con-",
"3": "",
"4": "with, together"
},
"expansion": "con- (“with, together”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "specere",
"3": "",
"4": "to look at"
},
"expansion": "specere (“to look at”)",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Latin conspicuus (“visible, striking”), from cōnspicere (“to notice”), from con- (“with, together”) + specere (“to look at”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more conspicuous",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most conspicuous",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"expansion": "conspicuous (comparative more conspicuous, superlative most conspicuous)",
"name": "en-adj"
}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
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{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "conspicuity"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "conspicuousness"
}
],
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{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He was conspicuous by his absence.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 7, in Well Tackled!",
"text": "“No, don't,” replied the superintendent; “in fact, I'd rather you made yourself conspicuous elsewhere. Go down to the landing stage and cross to New Brighton or Wallasey—doesn't matter which—and come back. No doubt you will be seen, and reported to have gone across.”",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1964 April, “Letters: Rethinking emergency procedures”, in Modern Railways, page 274",
"text": "[...] 1. Handsignalmen, where needed, ought to wear a conspicuous orange/yellow cape (like many road workmen) to draw attention to them.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Obvious or easy to notice."
],
"id": "en-conspicuous-en-adj-kFQS5T6i",
"links": [
[
"Obvious",
"obvious"
],
[
"easy",
"easy"
],
[
"notice",
"notice"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "81 19",
"sense": "easy to notice",
"word": "observable"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "opvallende"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "očeviden",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "очевиден"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zabeležim",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "забележим"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "顯眼"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiǎnyǎn",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "显眼"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "nápadný"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "påfaldende"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "opvallend"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "okulfrapa"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "silmatorkav"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "eyðsýndur"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "sjónskur"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "silmäänpistävä"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "huomiota herättävä"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "qui se remarque aisément"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "visible"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "voyant"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "remarquable"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "auffällig"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "augenfällig"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "offensichtlich"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "sichtbar"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "hervorstechend"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "augenscheinlich"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "offenkundig"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "periphanḗs",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "περιφανής"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "nyilvánvaló"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "jól látható"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "evidente"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "lampante"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "nun-e ttuida",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "눈에띄다"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "conspicuus"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "insignis"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "očígleden",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "очи́гледен"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "očéviden",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "оче́виден"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "prakaṭamāya",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "പ്രകടമായ"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "tiori"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "wana"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "tiwha"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "kōhure"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "pīrata"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "påfallende"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "åpenbar"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "visible"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "oppfaulent"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "widoczny"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "zauważalny"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "rzucający się w oczy"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "conspícuo"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "proeminente"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "očevídnyj",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "очеви́дный"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "conspicuo"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "llamativo"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "ilustre"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "notorio"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "ostentoso"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "iögonfallande"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "påfallande"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "uppenbar"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "markant"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "slående"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "bariz"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "belli"
},
{
"_dis1": "90 10",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "oygn-raysik",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "אויגן־רײַסיק"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "6 94",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He had a conspicuous lump on his forehead.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1969, Saul Bellow, Mr Sammler's Planet, Penguin Books Ltd, page 6",
"text": "For his height he had a small face. The combination made him conspicuous.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive."
],
"id": "en-conspicuous-en-adj-wgRq~Pvy",
"links": [
[
"Noticeable",
"noticeable"
],
[
"attracting",
"attracting"
],
[
"attention",
"attention"
],
[
"unattractive",
"unattractive"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "10 90",
"sense": "attracting attention",
"word": "flashy"
},
{
"_dis1": "10 90",
"sense": "attracting attention",
"word": "prominent"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "biešt na oči",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "биещ на очи"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "nápadný"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "påfaldende"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "iøjnefaldende"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "afzichtelijk"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "silmatorkav"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "silmäänpistävä"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "qui attire l’attention"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šesamčnevi",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "შესამჩნევი"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "auffällig"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "auffallend"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "spürbar"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "sichtbar"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "wahrnehmbar"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "bolet'",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "בולט"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "feltűnő"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "szembetűnő"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "szembeszökő"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "szembeötlő"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "jól látható"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "notevole"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "vistoso"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ppomnaeda",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "뽐내다"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jenche-hada",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "젠체하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "conspicuus"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vóočliv",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "во́очлив"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "tiori"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "kanapa"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "kōhure"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "iøynefallende"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "niezwykły"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "rażący"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "conspícuo"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "proeminente"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "saliente"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vydeljájuščijsja",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "выделя́ющийся"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zamétnyj",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "заме́тный"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "conspicuo"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "llamativo"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "dikkat çeken"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 94",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "göze çarpan"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/"
},
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"word": "conspicuous by one's absence"
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"word": "conspicuous consumer"
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"ref": "1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 7, in Well Tackled!",
"text": "“No, don't,” replied the superintendent; “in fact, I'd rather you made yourself conspicuous elsewhere. Go down to the landing stage and cross to New Brighton or Wallasey—doesn't matter which—and come back. No doubt you will be seen, and reported to have gone across.”",
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{
"ref": "1964 April, “Letters: Rethinking emergency procedures”, in Modern Railways, page 274",
"text": "[...] 1. Handsignalmen, where needed, ought to wear a conspicuous orange/yellow cape (like many road workmen) to draw attention to them.",
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"ref": "1969, Saul Bellow, Mr Sammler's Planet, Penguin Books Ltd, page 6",
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"code": "af",
"lang": "Afrikaans",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "opvallende"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "očeviden",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "очевиден"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zabeležim",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "забележим"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "顯眼"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "xiǎnyǎn",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "显眼"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "nápadný"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "påfaldende"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "opvallend"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "okulfrapa"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "silmatorkav"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "eyðsýndur"
},
{
"code": "fo",
"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "sjónskur"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "silmäänpistävä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "huomiota herättävä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "qui se remarque aisément"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "visible"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "voyant"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "remarquable"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "auffällig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "augenfällig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "offensichtlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "sichtbar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "hervorstechend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "augenscheinlich"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "offenkundig"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "periphanḗs",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "περιφανής"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "nyilvánvaló"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "jól látható"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "evidente"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "lampante"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "nun-e ttuida",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "눈에띄다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "conspicuus"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "insignis"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "očígleden",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "очи́гледен"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "očéviden",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "оче́виден"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "prakaṭamāya",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "പ്രകടമായ"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "tiori"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "wana"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "tiwha"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "kōhure"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "pīrata"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "påfallende"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "åpenbar"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "visible"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "oppfaulent"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "widoczny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "zauważalny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "rzucający się w oczy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "conspícuo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "proeminente"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "očevídnyj",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "очеви́дный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "conspicuo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "llamativo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "ilustre"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "notorio"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "ostentoso"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "iögonfallande"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "påfallande"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "uppenbar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "markant"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "slående"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "bariz"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "belli"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "oygn-raysik",
"sense": "obvious or easy to notice",
"word": "אויגן־רײַסיק"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "biešt na oči",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "биещ на очи"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "nápadný"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "påfaldende"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "iøjnefaldende"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "afzichtelijk"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "silmatorkav"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "silmäänpistävä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "qui attire l’attention"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šesamčnevi",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "შესამჩნევი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "auffällig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "auffallend"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "spürbar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "sichtbar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "wahrnehmbar"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "bolet'",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "בולט"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "feltűnő"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "szembetűnő"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "szembeszökő"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "szembeötlő"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "jól látható"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "notevole"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "vistoso"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "ppomnaeda",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "뽐내다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jenche-hada",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "젠체하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "conspicuus"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "vóočliv",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "во́очлив"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "tiori"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "kanapa"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "kōhure"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "iøynefallende"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "niezwykły"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "rażący"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "conspícuo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "proeminente"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "saliente"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vydeljájuščijsja",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "выделя́ющийся"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zamétnyj",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "заме́тный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "conspicuo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "llamativo"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "dikkat çeken"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "noticeable or attracting attention, especially if unattractive",
"word": "göze çarpan"
}
],
"word": "conspicuous"
}
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