inconspicuous - Longman Dictionary

inconspicuous meaning, definition, what is inconspicuous: not easily seen or noticed: Learn more. inconspicuousFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishinconspicuousin‧con‧spic‧u‧ous/ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs◂/adjective    OBVIOUSnoteasilyseenornoticedOPPconspicuous  aninconspicuouslittlerestaurant  Shestoodbythewall,tryingtolookinconspicuous.—inconspicuouslyadverbExamplesfromtheCorpusinconspicuous•Thedoorclosed,andIstoodinthecorridor,tryingtolookinconspicuous.•Andshewassupposedtoremaininconspicuous.•Thetwobankrobbersgotinlineatanearbyfast-foodrestaurant,hopingtobeinconspicuousaspolicefloodedthearea.•Fromabout1100to1869theTauridswerelost,orsoinconspicuousastoevadedetection.•Itriedtobeinconspicuous,butIcouldnotstopstaringathim,Icouldnotstoplisteningtohim.•Theinconspicuousdunnockhasthemostvariablematingsystemofanyknownbird.•InthelittlechurchyardinSasbach,bycontrast,twoinconspicuousmarbletabletsaresetintoawall.•Saunder'sstudioisinaninconspicuousred-brickbuildingonaquietsidestreet.•Carpetcleanershouldalwaysbetestedinaninconspicuousspotfirst.•Tealareveryinconspicuouswhennesting,andnocensushasbeenattempted.lookinconspicuous•Thedoorclosed,andIstoodinthecorridor,tryingtolookinconspicuous.•Youcanstandoutsidethetheatreeveryeveninguntilfurthernotice,tryingtolookinconspicuous.•Wequicklysatdownandtriedtolookinconspicuous,butthebouncerspottedme,cameoverandthrewmeout. Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Technology Dance Law Gas,coal,oil Seealltopics Wordoftheday peculiar strange,unfamiliar,oralittlesurprising