Definition for CON-SPIC'U-OUS-NESS

CON-SPIC'U-OUS-NESS, n.

  1. Openness or exposure to the view; a state of being visible at a distance; as, the conspicuousness of a tower.
  2. Eminence; fame; celebrity; renown; a state of being extensively known and distinguished; as, the conspicuousness of an author.

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