conspicuous

kun-SPIK-yoo-usadj

Meaning easy to see or notice; standing out

Memory hook I CAN SPY YOU: con-SPIC-YOU-ous. Zoe hides behind a little bush, but her balloons and party hat stick out. “I can spy you!” Ivy calls. Zoe is conspicuous.

Dad’s orange hat made him conspicuous in the crowd at the airport.

In context Lena hoped to slip into class unnoticed, but her bright yellow raincoat made her conspicuous, and every head turned when she opened the door.

Similar noticeable, obvious, eye-catching, prominent

Opposite inconspicuous, hidden, unnoticeable

From Latin conspicuus, “in plain sight,” from conspicere, “to look at, notice.”

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