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conspicuous adjective [ kənˈspɪkjʊəs ]

• clearly visible.
• "he was very thin, with a conspicuous Adam's apple"
Origin: mid 16th century: from Latin conspicuus (from conspicere ‘look at attentively’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + spicere ‘look at’) + -ous.

conspicuous by one's absence

• obviously not present where one or it should be.
"government members were conspicuous by their absence"



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