inconspicuous
adjUK /ˌɪŋkənˈspɪkjʉwəs/ · /ˌɪn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/
Etymology Learned borrowing from Late Latin incōnspicuus. Equivalent to in- + conspicuous.
1
Invisible.
2
Not prominent nor easily noticeable.
- Look at those men! They were supposed to be inconspicuous!1953, Dalton Trumbo, Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton, Roman Holiday, spoken by General Provno:
- Approaching danger, whether from octopus, fish or man, arouses caution in a small mollusk and it becomes as inconspicuous as it can.2004, Shell Oil Company, Let's Collect Rocks and Shells, Kessinger Publishing Co., page 9:
- Synonyms
- discreet, improminent, inconspicuous, inevident, inobtrusive, low-profile, noteless, obscure, unconspicuous, unevident, unobtrusive
- Antonyms
- conspicuous
- Derived terms
- inconspicuously, inconspicuousness
- Related terms
- obscure, unnoticeable, background, notable, unintrusive, unknown
- Hypernyms
- hidden, insignificant
- Hyponyms
- aphananthous, sedate, subtle