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発音

• IPA: /ˌɪn.kənˈspɪk.ju.əs/

形容詞

inconspicuous (comparative more inconspicuous, superlative most inconspicuous)

1. Invisible. [from 1620s]

   Synonyms: inapparent, nonvisible, unconspicuous; see also Thesaurus:invisible

   Antonyms: visible; see also Thesaurus:visible

2. Not prominent nor easily noticeable. [from 1828]

   Synonyms: improminent, inevident, obscure; see also Thesaurus:inconspicuous

   Antonyms: conspicuous; see also Thesaurus:conspicuous

   • 2004, Shell Oil Company, Let's Collect Rocks and Shells, Kessinger Publishing Co., page 9:

     Approaching danger, whether from octopus, fish or man, arouses caution in a small mollusk and it becomes as inconspicuous as it can.

派生語

• inconspicuously
• inconspicuousness

参考

• obscure
• unnoticeable

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “inconspicuous”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
• “inconspicuous”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.