inconspicuous adjective - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

Definition of inconspicuous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofinconspicuousadjectivefromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary inconspicuousadjective /ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs/ /ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs/ jumptootherresults notattractingattention;noteasytonoticeShetriedtolookasinconspicuousaspossible.Itsdullbrownfeathersmakethebirdinconspicuous.oppositeconspicuousWordOriginearly17thcent.(inthesense‘invisible,indiscernible’):fromLatininconspicuus(fromin-‘not’+conspicuus‘clearlyvisible’)+-ous. Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. SeeinconspicuousintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionaryCheckpronunciation: inconspicuous Nearbywords inconsolableadjective inconsolablyadverb inconspicuousadjective inconspicuouslyadverb inconstancynoun highbrow adjective     FromtheTopic Art C2 OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay